7 Ways to Manage Perfectionists in the Workplace by Lauren Owen, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching

My CEO client was clearly frustrated.   “It’s Ann, my sales manager. She’s clearly talented and has a lot of great ideas, but she keeps missing deadlines.  She wants to make her proposals so perfect that we’ve almost missed out on some great opportunities. I keep  having to remind her that the proposals are overdue.  To [...]

Thinking About Bringing A Child Into the Family Business? by Lauren Owen

by Lauren Owen, MBA, Principal, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching Recently, one of our readers who owns a family business posed this question: I want to bring my freshly minted graduate son (business degree) into the business. What’s the best job description and how do I work out how to pay him? First off, I [...]

Effective Managers Say the Same Thing Twice (or More) by Urs Koenig, MBA, PhD, Principal, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching

by Urs Koenig, MBA, PhD, Principal, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching “If you want something done you need to say it 150 times, seven different ways.” I must have said this so many times (maybe 150 times) that some of my clients have quoted me back. I am proud to announce that empirical research (quoted [...]

How to Delegate Effectively By Urs Koenig, MBA, Phd, Principal Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching

by Urs Koenig, MBA, Phd, Principal, Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching Is This You? Joe is the managing partner of private equity firm. He has tons of balls in the air at any one time. He is generally good at delegating projects and tasks. Yet when his stress level rises, he feels the urge to [...]