The one lesson learned in 2014 and what to do about it in 2015
By Jack Dunigan
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December 29, 2014
In little more than a few hours we’ll turn the calendar on another year. We look back on the year...
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The Spirit of Christmas – great quotes from the world’s greatest leaders
By Jack Dunigan
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December 25, 2014
Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is a special time. The spirit of the holiday can be voiced...
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Lessons in leadership and excellence from the managers of Parrot Key
By Jack Dunigan
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December 22, 2014
Christmas in southwest Florida is the beginning of tourist season. While much of the rest of the country shovels...
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Choosing Effectiveness over Efficiency
By Jack Dunigan
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December 18, 2014
Does your organizational structure look like this? In most places it probably does. At least that is the way...
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The Year Ahead…and why it’s important to look at the year behind
By Jack Dunigan
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December 16, 2014
American television has begun its annual emphasis on nostalgia. They’ve begun producing and broadcasting programs that take a look back...
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Developing Capable People – Fatal Flaw #3 – Carbon Copies
By Jack Dunigan
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December 11, 2014
Our tag line reads “Reach Further, Accomplish More, Work Less.” That is, after all, the objective of developing capable people...
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Developing Capable People – Fatal Flaw #2 – Thinking that training is the same thing
By Jack Dunigan
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December 8, 2014
In the preface to the paperback edition of Newt Gingrich’s bestseller “Breakout” he quotes from Carly Fiorina, the former CEO...
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Developing Capable People – Fatal Flaw #1 – Sabotage
By Jack Dunigan
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December 4, 2014
“When you find him,” he said, “come and tell me so I can worship him too.” Those were the...
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6 things effective leaders know about talking and talking too much
By Jack Dunigan
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December 1, 2014
Effective leaders know that enough is enough We love to talk. We came from the manufacturer that way. It...
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Why do we work so hard for things we don’t really want?
By Jack Dunigan
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November 27, 2014
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the US. Perhaps the biggest holiday of the year, it is marked with...
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How to measure confidence
By Jack Dunigan
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November 24, 2014
Confidence, on the job, is the result of adequate self-esteem and a certainty of one’s ability to fulfill the job...
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3 types of confidence leaders must measure
By Jack Dunigan
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November 20, 2014
On the Velocity Channel I watched a reality show about a classic car restoration shop in Canada. In the episode...
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Gold all over the floor – the most valuable asset in your company
By Jack Dunigan
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November 17, 2014
A typical home improvement store here in the United States is over one hundred thousand square feet in size, cost...
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Leadership Challenge #1 – the innocently rude sales clerk
By Jack Dunigan
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November 14, 2014
Remember the challenge from Monday? Here it is. My response is below. You are the owner/manager of a retail...
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10 stupid things leaders do…and what it does to them
By Jack Dunigan
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November 12, 2014
In the November 14th issue of The Practical Leader Newsletter I reveal the ten stupid things leaders do and...
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Leadership Challenge #1 – The Customer Service Fail
By Jack Dunigan
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November 10, 2014
You are the owner/manager of a retail department store. Your store is busy so high sales volume also means a...
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The non-answer answer
By Jack Dunigan
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November 7, 2014
I’m Irish so I have an affinity for Irish tradition even if it has given rise to all sorts...
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The difference between an incomplete leader and an incompetent one
By Jack Dunigan
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November 4, 2014
The myth of the superhero leader, a person of unlimited ability, charisma, and strength persists. Indeed, throughout all of...
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Prescience
By Jack Dunigan
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October 30, 2014
As 1944 drew to a close, the general feeling among Allied commanders was that the German Army was finished. Many...
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9 traits of eloquence in the superlative leader
By Jack Dunigan
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October 27, 2014
“It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” ~Robert Southey Perhaps the...
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