Leaders don’t fall in love with their own ideas. They do fall in love with the vision, the noble goal of the organization, but they don’t cling to their own “great ideas.” And they don’t let you fall in love with your ideas either. Why? Because when you are so committed to an idea, or view, or opinion, you aren’t open to the way things can be. It’s hard, maybe impossible to see new possibilities.
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ideas, Innovation, Leadership, Management, opinions
You have to wonder what the insurance companies were thinking. Many, maybe most, small businesses are struggling with cash flow issues; and we all know that. One might expect the insurance executives to be sending out the word to agents and brokers that in light of the “predatory government regulatory atmosphere,” there shall be no premium increases for small business clients. Apparently that hasn’t happened. Instead monumental premium increases are hitting small businesses.
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Healthcare, Innovation, Leadership, Management
