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Win the Fourth Quarter
It’s mid-September and time to think about how to win the fourth quarter. It’s been an interesting year for many businesses as we continue to deal with the pandemic, supply chain problems, and inflation fears. And while we can’t change anything about the last nine...
Creating a Clear Vision: Why it Matters
One of the most important roles of a leader is creating a clear vision for the business. It can be challenging to create a strong vision, but it's worth the time and effort. A company's vision should include things like revenue, team size, expense, number of...
Having Difficult Conversations: A Primer for Leaders
In my career, having difficult conversations with my team members was always tricky. I coded these conversations as conflict. And conflict is something I’d almost always prefer to avoid. Early in my career, I could work around it. I didn’t lead people. My worst case...
The Power of Leadership Self Awareness
I have a confession to make. Early in my leadership career, I didn't have a lot of self awareness. Decision-making was a big struggle for me. The ideas weren't lacking, landing on one and sticking with it though? That was a big challenge. The Innovator Curse? For...
Ready to Lead
Are you ready to lead? It’s a great question and one I began to ponder after watching the recent season of Star Trek: Discovery. In the episode, Captain Saru hands over command to Ensign Tilley. She doesn’t believe she’s ready to lead, and he tells her, “Part of...
Leadership Team Trust – 5 Tips for Success
Building a leadership team is an essential part of any leader’s success. Once that team is in place, the next most important thing is to build leadership team trust. This can be a challenge as trust is hard to define. It is often more of a feeling than something...
Leadership Confidence – A Journey
This is an excerpt from an introduction I made for myself to a new business community. Posted here to help all better understand what I do and why I do it. Hi, my name is Craig P. Anderson. I’m a Leadership Confidence Coach helping accidental leaders become confident...
An Effective Job Description Will Land the Perfect Candidate
Creating an effective job description is a crucial first step to hiring well and building your team. Often, we get caught up in whatever format our HR department requires or what our legal counsel recommends. You need to create a clear picture of what you want from...
Hire a Leadership Team – Three Crucial Steps
At the beginning of any business, it is hard to know what direction your company will go. One decision that can make or break a company's success is choosing your leadership team. There are many factors to consider when you hire a leadership team, such as skills and...
Leadership Is Lonely
We expect leaders to be strong, decisive, and resilient. We don't expect that leadership is lonely. But, it can be. Leaders have the pressure of an entire company on their shoulders. And they carry that weight all by themselves, knowing that despite all the...