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Doesn't want to mess up her "8"
I recently spent a day with a business owner who needed some help getting her business "unstuck." All things considered, this was a... Read More
Recession throws open the window for change
In recent months I've been referring to the recession as a new and more complicated jigsaw puzzle that leaders need to figure out - and just to... Read More
In these crazy times, there is "More Than Money"
It was July 2006 and I was just leaving my office to catch a flight. Wanting a book to read on the flight, I reach for True to Yourself: Leading a... Read More
Delivering the no-compromise personal touch
I just read a news release about a small suburban Chicago retailer whose strategy is to defy the forecasts for a gloomy holiday season by delivering... Read More
When the Leader Steps Up
These are truly uncertain times where the relentless barrage of bad economic news can rattle even the most steadfast of leaders. I'm hearing it... Read More
The Holidays: Lead your team to victory
I just completed a Podcast with John DiJulius, author of What's the Secret: To Providing a World-Class Customer Experience. The first point John... Read More
Everyone is responsible for business growth
In my new book, No-Compromise Leadership, one of my favorite Neilisms is, "If I can't sleep at night, no one sleeps at night."... Read More
No-compromise leadership is an either/or proposition
I received the following in an email from Dr. Lew Losoncy, "Clearly stated in the title, your book is the right concept for our times. No... Read More
Are you throwing Alka-Seltzer in your St. Helens?
've been teaching a lot of seminars and doing a considerable amount of coaching these past few months. If I had to use one word to describe the... Read More
Accountability (No Compromise!)
Greetings fellow entrepreneurs. Did you receive your government bailout check yet? I'm talking about the bailout check that will cover all those... Read More
Now is the time for No-Compromise Leadership
We are all getting a real-time and sobering lesson in compromise. The economic events of this past week on Wall Street and Washington DC have been fed... Read More