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Brian Nicholson steers Red Jacket Orchards out of the orchard and toward juice
The day Red Jacket Orchards turned on the juice production line at its new plant in 2010, Brian Nicholson had a realization. What began as a fruit farm and roadside […]
Parents and leaders: decide carefully when to be involved
One of the markers of wise parenting—and exemplary leadership —is learning when to be involved and when to be uninvolved. Many who read this column are aware of their own […]
When hiring a leader, look for character, maturity
When you hire or promote a leader, what attributes do you look for? Most organizations emphasize intelligence, talent and accomplishments. They want to know what someone is good at, and […]
Succession mantra: ‘Lead as if I’m not there’
“One of your main responsibilities as a leader is to lead the movement forward as if I’m not there.” Those words were spoken in 2012 by His Holiness the Dalai […]
Surgeon chat sparks leadership lessons for businesses
A friend of mine needed surgery to remove a benign tumor in his pituitary gland. Like any surgery involving the brain, that’s an operation requiring great precision. The involved parts […]
Leadership arises when easy answers are hard to come by
Leadership failures can often be traced to a cardinal bad habit: oversimplifying beliefs, responses and decisions. This happens when leaders make decisions too quickly and expediently so they can move […]
