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A leader’s guide to being wrong

Michael Malone — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000

As children, we discover that being wrong and getting in trouble are painful experiences. Mistakes reflect on us personally: Rather than taking them in stride, we let them balloon into pronouncements on our intelligence and character. Sadly, we learn the...

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7 Biggest Mistakes a CEO Can Make

Vistage Staff — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:36:00 +0000

When CEOs are willing to learn, mistakes become an advantage. As Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric, once said, “I’ve learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.” Under Welch’s leadership, GE was...

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Performance Feedback Mistakes Leaders Need to Avoid: Part 2

Beth Miller — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:31:42 +0000

Good leaders help their employees grow and improve. An important part of this process is performance feedback, but it’s easy for leaders to make mistakes when reviewing employees. Leaders who want to improve in this area need to learn more...

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Performance Feedback Mistakes Leaders Need to Avoid: Part 1

Beth Miller — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:12:37 +0000

Performance feedback is something employees in our country view negatively—even HR staff largely don’t trust the process. Part of the reason why is because most companies are so bad at it. But, if your company is able to improve its...

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Hiring Mistake #7 – Fishing in Shallow Waters

Barry Deutsch — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:56:12 +0000

Most of the methods used to attract candidates bring forth candidates who are floating in the shallow end of the pond. They fall into what we call the “aggressive” candidate pond – those who typically have excessive turnover, are toxic,...

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Strategic Planning: 12 Common Mistakes – Part 2

Vistage Staff — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:00:05 +0000

In last week’s post, Strategic Planning: 12 Common Mistakes (Part 1 of 2), we explored the first six of 12 common mistakes made in corporate strategic planning. This week, let’s look at six more common mistakes to learn from and...

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Strategic Planning: 12 Common Mistakes (Part 1 of 2)

Vistage Staff — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:00:38 +0000

This week and next, we will will examine 12 common mistakes made in corporate strategic planning. This week, let’s look at the first six common mistakes. 1. The timeframe of the plan is too long While business strategies should be...

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Hiring Mistake #6: Performance Bias

Barry Deutsch — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:13:22 +0000

Hiring Mistake #6 is Performance Bias, which is the tendency to become enamored with how the candidate “performs” or “presents” during the interview. Have you ever hired a candidate who said all the right things in the interview, only to...

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