by Lea Strickland | Sep 2, 2025 | Business Articles, Entrepreneur, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Looking for Oz, Behind the Curtain: How Business Really Works Introduction Have you ever wondered what makes a business tick? Like Dorothy when she pulled back the curtain in The Wizard of Oz, peering behind the scenes reveals the actual mechanics of how businesses...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 12, 2025 | Business Articles, Capability, Execution, Leadership, Operations
Introduction The concept of “teamship” emphasizes collective collaboration, mutual accountability, and shared purpose within a team. Unlike traditional hierarchical models, teamship fosters a culture where every member contributes to decision-making and...
by Lea Strickland | Jan 25, 2016 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Ownership, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Non-Profit, Operations, Resources, Small Business, Strategy
Have you ever worked for someone that proudly stated they had an “open door” policy? Was their door really open to new ideas, feedback, information, and issues? Or was the door physically open but the mind closed? Perhaps you work for someone that has an...
by Lea Strickland | Aug 1, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Many inexperienced (and even some experienced) managers and executives get caught up in the “management” of internal issues and “working the numbers.” They forget that serving the customer is the objective. Let me...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Management, Leadership
Leadership Requires Decision-making It seems that in most organizations, democratic decision-making processes have overtaken all levels of authority to the detriment of leadership. Consensus in all decisions is sought to the exclusion of making timely (and even...
