Ready – Shoot – Aim! Unfortunately that can be my decision-making process. On the other end of the spectrum are leaders who tend to be Ready – Aim – Aim – Aim…. Both styles can be problematic. One causes a lot of starting and a lot of stopping to happen. The other causes nothing to […]
The reward for leadership is the opportunity to make more sacrifices. I see many talented people become disillusioned leaders because they are not prepared for this fact. I attended the National Council On Culture and Leadership Annual Summit (NCCL Website) last week and heard a fellow West Point graduate Steve Ingalls describe the sacrifices we […]
“Dave, you are not the messiah of wayward sales people.” My boss had a way of being direct – sometimes with a sting. She knew me and my desire to help others. I didn’t like the delivery, but she was right. The problem was, once again, I was hanging on too tight to someone who […]
My un-resume is my list of screw-ups. They are things I am not proud of. Periodically I share my un-resume with the world. Most people who speak and consult on leadership are sure to present their successes to their clients. I’m doing something different. Yes, I’ve had success through the years and received awards and […]
My people were sick of training. In every meeting, we did some sort of sales training. The term “sharpening the saw” was being overused. I agree a dull blade is ineffective. But, poor sharpening will make the blade duller. Plus, a blade can be ground down to nothing with too much sharpening. We had reached […]
Many people are not prepared for leadership because their leader has not prepared them. Some leaders fail to develop the people around them because they don’t allow them to make decisions. When a leader prevents people from making decisions at lower levels, the organization is creating an environment where low potential followers flourish and future […]
It’s like a sad Dilbert cartoon. A leader sitting in his office shooting email after email off to people he can see through the glass window of his office. It’s sadder when he has set up a culture on his team that he expects an immediate response to his emails. Is this a Dilbert cartoon […]
I’m Dave Anderson, President of Anderson Leadership Solutions based in Tyler, TX. I am not an academic spouting leadership theories. I learned my lessons in the trenches at West Point, in the Army and during 20 years at a Fortune 50 company. The solutions I provide are practical and applicable. Why Leadership Development? Because developing […]
There are High Maintenance People and there are Low Maintenance People. The High Maintenance People wear me out. I like Low Maintenance People! I believe you can have teams that are High Maintenance and teams that are Low Maintenance. I have led both types of teams. Again, I like Low Maintenance Teams! What does a Low […]
Thirty years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point as part of the Class of 1988. This week the Class of 2018 began their journey as part of the “Long Gray Line”. In honor of Independence Day and the men and women who serve so we can have the […]
Thirty years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point as part of the Class of 1988. This week the Class of 2018 began their journey as part of the “Long Gray Line”. In honor of Independence Day and the men and women who serve so we can have the […]
Two companies competing in the same market can have wildly different results. One company will thrive and the other will flounder. Why? Does one company have smarter people? Or better information? That is unlikely. There is not a shortage of smart people in business today. The people available for businesses to hire have never had […]
Two companies competing in the same market can have wildly different results. One company will thrive and the other will flounder. Why? Does one company have smarter people? Or better information? That is unlikely. There is not a shortage of smart people in business today. The people available for businesses to hire have never had […]
Two companies competing in the same market can have wildly different results. One company will thrive and the other will flounder. Why? Does one company have smarter people? Or better information? That is unlikely. There is not a shortage of smart people in business today. The people available for businesses to hire have never had […]
