36 results for author: Bruce Eckfeldt

Most Advisory Boards Are Last-minute and Slipshod. Here are 6 Ways to Make Yours a Force for Growth

As a company grows and the business becomes more complex, one of the best moves a leader can make is creating a board of advisors. Unlike a board of directors, a good set of advisors can give the top executives honest and direct feedback on strategy and ...
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If Your Team Sets Goals, But Fails to Successfully Deliver Them, You Need This One Meeting

Nothing is more frustrating than having a great planning session and coming up with a breakthrough plan for the quarter, only to have the team fall short on their targets. This shortcoming not only means lost time and increased risks, it's hard on team ...
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A-Players Are Not the People You Like the Most

Every company needs to find the right people and put them in the right seats if they want to be successful. And while it might sound easy, figuring out who your good people are and who your best people are is critical to success. A great employee can often be ...
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Frustrated With a Colleague? Here’s What to Do When Changing Them isn’t an Option

We all run into drama at work. Before you try to change them, take a close look at yourself and develop the right approach. People have friction with their colleagues. It happens at even the best companies. Variations in personalities, working styles, ...
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Choosing Your Leadership Team is the Biggest Decision You’ll Make as CEO. Here’s How to Select the Right People

As a company grows, so do the leaders of the business. And nobody needs to grow and change more than the CEO. In the early stages of the company, a CEO needs to focus on understanding customers, designing products and services, and selling solutions to the ...
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Don’t Write Off Every Bad Outcome as a Bad Decision

Skilled entrepreneurs learn how to separate decisions from outcomes and learn when they make a smart decision or just got lucky. One of the hardest challenges entrepreneurs face is making decisions in the face of highly uncertain and risky situations. ...
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The Difference Between Good and Bad Managers Comes Down to 4 Key Assumptions

Managing people is difficult, but it doesn't have to be. Avoid these four assumptions to make your job and your employees'  lives easier. If you're a CEO or key executive in a growing company, you face many challenges. Almost daily you're dealing with ...
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Most CEOs Are Too Internally Focused. Here Are 8 Ways to Get Out of the Office

One of the major shifts a CEO needs to make as their company grows and expands is the shift from being internally focused on process and operations to being externally focused on markets and competition. As a business coach who works with leadership teams of ...
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These 7 Leadership Styles Allow Great Executives to Tackle Any Situation

When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The same is true for leadership. If you are great at driving your team by calling the shots, then you will seek out situations–and even create ones–where making tough calls quickly is critical. However, ...
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If You Do Any of These 3 Things, You are Likely a Micromanager. Here is How to Stop and Why You Should

If you have any of these three tendencies, you're likely micromanaging your people. If you want them (and you) to grow, here's what to do. As an executive and leadership coach, micromanaging is one of the most common challenges I see. It's a common problem ...
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Most Organizational Charts are Useless

Most organizational charts end up taped to break room walls and forgotten. Here's how to make yours a valuable tool for everyone in your company. Every employee manual I've seen contains an organizational chart that shows who is in charge and who reports ...
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Here Are 6 Ways to Make Sure Your Team is Following Through on Their Promises

It's easy to make promises. It's harder to deliver on them. Yet, you need consistent delivery if you and your team are going to get the results you want. You need clear goals and disciplined execution. Unfortunately, I see teams struggling with this on a ...
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