If you have ever needed to work with—and through—others to accomplish an important goal, then you know how important leadership skills are to your success.
Any time I get the chance to sit down with an executive, I ask: “What’s the biggest obstacle to taking your business to the next level?”
Typically I’ll get a variety of very serious responses: “We’re not in alignment”. “We’re not hiring the right kinds of people.” “Turnover is really high.”
And invariably, I respond: “Wow…, that sounds like a leadership issue.” Because if you really take time to think about it, at every level, problems can be traced back to leadership, or rather, the lack of leadership.
One of the trends we’re seeing in the executive recruiting business is that more organizations are hiring older workers. While it is true that many older workers are getting the pink slip at some companies, there are other companies that are looking to put them back to work.
“You’ve got very impressive credentials, and your experience is wide-ranging, but…” the hiring manager says: “We really think you’re overqualified.”
If you hear the words “over-qualified”, your job is to figure out what that something else is…, and overcome it just like you would any other objection.
According to the Center for Nonprofit Policy & Practice at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, 2 of 3 Nonprofits will experience an executive transition within the next 5 years.
It’s no secret. We love Northeast Ohio. The North Coast is a great place to live and work. This is a real story, and we asked some of our friends to help tell it. We asked them:
The shock is tremendous when you first learn that your job has been taken away from you. Stunned, frightened, angry-these are the first feelings you’ll experience.
Losing your job is one of the worst feelings there is. Yet, you are about to enter a potentially interesting, challenging and liberating life experience. How you respond and the actions you take can determine your financial health, career direction and happiness of your family for the rest of your life.
Commit yourself to these 12 things and you’ll experience a much quicker and more satisfying resolution to your job transition.
Dise & Company opened its doors twenty-five years ago on January 2, 1991. The decision to leave AIM Executive to start my own company was tough. It'd been fun starting AIM's Consulting Services Division from scratch with my colleague, Ken Sachs. We'd overcome many startup challenges together.
