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And the Award Goes To…YOU! Six Steps for a Winning Awards Strategy
by Marissa Levin, an EO Chesapeake Bay member and CEO of Information Experts
Visit any business website, and you will likely see a scrolling list of the awards the company has won. Awards for leadership, philanthropy, marketing, design, organizational culture, industry position…there is literally an award for every size company, in every industry. Most awards programs create categories according to revenue size so that every organization has a chance to be honored.
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Torpedo Toxic Workplace Behavior
by Marissa Levin, an EO Chesapeake Bay member and CEO of Information Experts
Can we be honest with each other? As much as we love running a business, we don’t always love the people we work with. All too often we encounter an employee, client or contractor that can suck the life out of us while we’re trying to grow our company. I’ve coached dozens of CEOs over the years, and this issue continues to present itself. So what can you do to protect your mindset and productivity when negative energy oozes into your workday? Here are five strategies:
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Four Steps to a Successful 360-Degree Hiring Process
By Marissa Levin, an EO Chesapeake Bay member and CEO of Information Experts
A client asked me, “Marissa, should I involve my other employees in the interviewing process?” My answer was an enthusiastic YES. From the intern to the executive, the CEO should never unilaterally own a hiring decision.
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5 Ways to Be a Lousy CEO
By Marissa Levin, an EO Chesapeake Bay member and CEO of Information Experts.
If there’s one thing I learned as an entrepreneur, it’s this: Leadership isn’t just about knowing how to do the right things. It’s also about being hyper-aware of behaviors that can quickly alienate employees and bring down the organization. My 17 years of business leadership have taught me this, as well as five other ways to fail at leadership:
- Hoard the decision-making process or refuse to delegate. Trust in your people— that’s why you have them. Business owners are often their own worst enemy because they become a bottleneck to growth. If employees have to beg for approval on every decision, how can anything move forward? Example: Our office manager took the initiative to move into a new HR role. This meant that she had to own the relationship with our HR benefits company. The company we selected was not a good hand-holder; it wasn’t their culture to guide new HR managers through a learning curve. Our HR manager felt set up for failure with this firm, so she did her research and found one that was a better fit. Had I micromanaged instead of empowering her, we wouldn’t have found a great firm, and more importantly, our HR manager wouldn’t have gained the knowledge she needed to excel in her role.
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