Columns by Francisco Dao
- Without Confidence, There is No Leadership
- Self-confidence is the fundamental basis from which leadership grows. Do you have it?
(March 2008) - Can You Admit You Were Wrong?
- When you've lost your credibility, sometimes the only way to get it back is to admit you were wrong.
(January 2008) - Growing Sales Through Leadership
- Instill a natural passion in your sales team to see your profits rise.
(November 2007) - Make Your Goals Inspirational Not Delusional
- Without serious consideration to setting achievable, well planned, and supported company goals, a leader can easily cross the line from inspirational to delusional.
(August 2007) - Who's Wired for the Bottom Line?
- Here are four ways you can separate the money wasters from the money makers to ensure your company maintains a healthy bottom line.
(July 2007) - Turning Rules into Convictions
- Turn company rules into employee convictions to help employees really believe in the work they do for your company.
(May 2007) - Settle Your Beefs Offsite
- Forget touchy feely team building exercises. Use offsites to "take off the gloves" and resolve unsettled issues.
(March 2007) - Are You Conditioned Not To Lead?
- Leadership is not something reserved for the select few. It's a quality that can be learned by all levels of employees and managers.
(January 2007) - Marketing Your Mission Statement
- The criteria for a good mission statement and a good marketing slogan are the same. Both should be clear in communicating the company's goals and proposition.
(November 2006) - Lonely and Dangerous
- It's common knowledge that it's lonely at the top, but few realize how lonely -- and how dangerous this insularity can be to your business.
(September 2006) - Take a Bullet First
- Why employees sometimes want an old-fashioned, "take charge" kind of boss.
(March 2006) - Context: The Why and Who of Work
- Are your workers not engaged? Try giving them meaning.
(January 2006) - Why Can't Salespeople Be More Creative?
- The answer lies in transforming entire organizations, ditching old thinking, and letting sales and creative swap roles.
(October 2005) - The Commission Conundrum
- Employing a commission-only sales staff might seem like a win-win, but the approach can easily backfire if you don't consider the factors outlined in this article.
(July 2005) - Avoiding the Tipping Point
- The reasons companies reach the tipping point of corporate disarray are many: incompetent management, poor organizational design, etc. But there is an unrecognized reason that might point to the actual moment when the change occurs -- the hiring of an outside manager.
(June 2005) - Streamlining Sales and Fulfillment
- Uniting sales and fulfillment will help your company consistently meet your commitments and serve your customers.
(March 2005)

