LINDA LATTIMORE

Have you ever worked for a CEO that created intense competition among the leadership team? Or, a manager that hired two people to do the same job and didn’t tell them that his intention was to keep one and fire the other based on results. I have very clear memories of one CEO I reported to that was so insecure he gave each person on the leadership team just one piece of critical information. Only he knew the whole picture. This tactic caused the team to feel unsafe and disp

The secrets to any successful marriage or partnership are fairly basic. The partners start with a shared vision and mission, setting goals for their union, while they respect their individual needs. They make sure that they understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses and how to support both. They look at problem areas, figure out workarounds, handle disagreements early on and decide who is responsible for what. This is not unlike the marriage of your business strateg