Mary Marshall For the 6th consecutive year, the Seattle Office of the Small Business Administration will be sponsoring the Emerging Leaders course. This is a 7-month course that helps entrepreneurs create a strategic growth plan for their business that actually works. With over 100 graduates in the … Read more
Dictionary.com declared “complicit” to be the word of the year in 2017 and Carina Chocano of The New York Times did a great piece that outlines why it happened. Webster’s defines complicit as meaning “involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.” We all … Read more
When entrepreneurs start up a business one of the decisions to be made is the name. A large portion of our businesses are named after the owner (yours truly included). While this may be an easy way to get things started, it may not always … Read more
With national focus on emotional intelligence in leadership, (or the lack thereof), I thought it would be a good time to reinforce the premise of Gallup’s StrengthsFinder. So often, leaders are clueless as to their actual strengths, believing that because they have been successful, they … Read more
As we start off the New Year, it’s important for entrepreneurs to remember that it’s not all about them, it’s about the team. There is only so much one can accomplish alone. However, with a team, the possibilities are limitless. A great New York Times … Read more
When I work with an organization, I look at a lot of things. Over the years, however, I’ve come to believe the fundamental “design” of the organization is the key to its success or failure. This is actually a little different than Organizational Development or “OD” … Read more
The case of Chobani is a classic entrepreneurial story and also the story of how good leaders work. Hamdi Ulukaya, founder, and CEO is a Turkish immigrant who saw how to make something that no one else was doing well – Greek yogurt – and take it to … Read more
It’s hard to see any news today without noticing that accountability for past bad behavior is happening at record speed. Although it might seem like it’s about politics, at the core, it’s really about abuse of power. One person or institution has it, another does … Read more
This time of year, businesses are trying to figure out how best to give back to their employees and to their communities. However, from a good leadership perspective, I believe it should not be an event that happens once a year, it should be part … Read more
Leadership is the hot topic these days – who should be the leader? How should they lead? What is leadership behavior? All good questions and depending on your perspective, there are multiple good answers. When someone asks me about “leadership” or what type of “leader” … Read more