I’ll be frank.
I’m concerned about the state of leadership in corporate America.
Every day I hear a new “bad boss” story. One person told me of a boss that stands at the front door every morning with a clipboard in her hands. Without offering so much as a hello, she records the names of employees that were coming in late or early.
No “good morning.”
No acknowledging them.
Just takin’ names.
Brutal.
By all accounts, there’s a leadership crisis in business today. According to Gallup, 70% of employees are disengaged at work and half of U.S. employees are actively searching for a new job. The bottom line is, we have a leadership problem in America.
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Yet, our collective knowledge on the subject has never been stronger.
There are no less than 15,000 books on leadership currently in print.
So what’s the “disconnect?”
In my humble-yet-highly-experienced opinion of running nine manufacturing businesses and leading on a nuclear sub in the Navy, we’ve lost sight of the goal. We live in the “urgent”, the break-fix-repeat environment our busy lives encourage, and we’ve lost sight of what’s truly important…
Our people.
Without engaged people, everyone loses.
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Effective leaders understand this.
And the best ones are willing, when necessary, to let their people come before even a growing to-do list.
If you’d like to learn a simple way to pull the best out of your team, my book I Have The Watch reveals the leadership secrets (which are really people secrets) that have allowed me to make an impact from the confined quarters of a submarine to the expanse of corporate boardrooms.
You can order a signed copy here.
Turning those disgraceful stats around is going to take committed leaders.
Think you have what it takes? 🤔
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“As the founder of a fast-growing, people-based business, I could not put this book down. Unlike any other book on leadership I’ve read, I Have the Watch boils it down to what really matters: how you treat people.” Natasha Goldstein, Founder & CEO, The Accountkeepers.