Great Leaders Think Creatively
“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected” – William Plomer Creativity is important for artistic careers, but it can also help a multitude of organizations and industries function …
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Great Leaders Have Customer Focus
“Happy customers are your biggest advocates and can become your most successful sales team.” – Lisa Masiello In today’s global market, there is a growing need to keep customers satisfied …
Great Leaders Trust Their Intuition
“I believe in intuitions…I sometimes FEEL that I am right, I do not know that I am.” – Albert Einstein Business leaders are faced with important decisions on a daily …
Great Leaders Are Motivated
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Proverb Being motivated is important because it gives you a reason to …
30-60-90 Day Plans: What They Are and How to Use Them
“The president of the United States gets 100 days to prove himself. You get 90.” – Michael D. Watkins First impressions matter. That’s why your first three months in a …
Why Use a Competency Framework?
10 Reasons for Using a Competency Framework “New frameworks are like climbing a mountain – the larger view encompasses rather than rejects the more restrictive view” – Albert Einstein Frameworks …
Great Leaders are Independent
“Independence isn’t doing your own thing; it’s doing the right thing on your own” – Kim John Payne Although teamwork and collaboration are critical skills for modern leadership, leaders are …
Great Leaders Act With Empathy
Great Leaders Act With Empathy “Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” – Alfred Adler Empathy …
The Benefits of Emotional Intelligence at Work
The Benefits of Emotional Intelligence at Work “There’s no crying in baseball” and there’s certainly no place for it at the office either. At least this is what many of …
Who’s Hosting Now? Where Sony Went Wrong in their Jeopardy! Succession Plan
SIGMA believes in ongoing learning and development. One of the most efficient ways to do this is to learn from the successes and failures of others. These cases highlight some …