by Larry Putterman | Advisory Board, Boards, Business, Disabilities, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Management, Organizations
No Greatness Without Goodness – 2014 Fast Company’s 10 Books You Need To Read this Year.Nearly 70% of individuals with disabilities and 95% of people with severe cognitive disabilities such as autism will never hold down a job. The reason is that no matter...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Entrepreneurs, Family Business, Leadership, Management, Organizations, Vision
The problem is: entrepreneurs manipulate people in situations instead of persuading. I recently spoke with Bob Burg successful author and coauthor with over 1,000,000 books in print. He is coauthor of the bestseller: The Go-Giver. In his new book, Adversaries into...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Leadership, Management, Organizations, Vision
The odds are against entrepreneurs. Most fail. I asked Marty Zwilling, author, CEO, and founder of Startup Professionals, Inc, why 9 out of 10 startups fail? Marty said, “The #1 reason is entrepreneurs get tired and just give up. “ 6 reasons entrepreneurs...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Leadership, Management, Organizations
Hanging on too long makes you irrelevant. Organizations change. Leaders should change too. You may not be the best person to lead your business forward. The skills that worked yesterday may not work today or tomorrow. Successful leaders know when to move-on. Are your...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Leadership, Management, Organizations, Vision
Leave a comment on today’s post for a chance to win one of five free copies of Compass. This post is based on a conversation with my friend, William F. Brandt, about his new book, Compass. It is an invaluable guide for creating and growing exceptional organizations....
by Larry Putterman | Leadership, Management, Organizations
Micromanagers make people feel worthless and slow organizational growth. Entrepreneurs, who cling to micromanaging styles, sabotage success.Entrepreneurs are micromanagers. They start out with small organizations and make all decisions. But, they fail when companies...