Author Archives: Dave Berkus

Here are five TACTICAL skills of a great leader.

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Dave Berkus

It is hard to coach or teach leadership in a few paragraphs. But let’s try by limiting this short insight to a list of the five principal tactical skills of a great leader.  These are not the strategic visionary skills, … Continue reading →

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Three qualities of a great leader

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Dave Berkus

There are lots of ways to measure a great leader. Here are three that should resonate with you as leader and with those who follow you. These qualities are applicable whether you are leading your company, a board, or a … Continue reading →

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Hit the hardest issues first!

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Dave Berkus

Reorder your priorities for maximum impact. There are two reasons to consider reordering your priorities to attack your most critical issues first, before the easiest ones to knock off the list. First, you are fresher at the start of a … Continue reading →

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Can you stretch the truth to make your point?

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Dave Berkus

How easily it happens… Sometimes it is easy for someone to make a statement that, in the enthusiasm of the moment or to make a point, crosses the line between fact and fiction.  Sometimes it seems to you to be … Continue reading →

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Do you really need a board of directors?

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Dave Berkus

First, the short answer No matter what your size, if you intend to grow your business into more than just a lifestyle workplace, you should create a board of directors.  If you take money from knowledgeable investors, you will be … Continue reading →

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Your time is as valuable as your money.

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Dave Berkus

Enterprise time as a measurable commodity. Let’s examine the challenges to a CEO in making use of enterprise time, one of your most valuable and often misused assets.  Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is the sum total … Continue reading →

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Extending your Runway!

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Dave Berkus

Several years ago, I wrote a book entitled, Extending the Runway, using parallels to piloting a plane to equate to the process of creating and building a small company, making maximum use of resources to get to and beyond breakeven.  … Continue reading →

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The tender issue of stealing time

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Dave Berkus

It’s a big issue within any company.  With easy access to Internet shopping, games, social networks and more, employees can find many ways to focus on personal issues while at work, detracting from productivity and demonstrating a disrespect for the … Continue reading →

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Some great coaches are younger than you are.

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Dave Berkus

Especially for social media-based businesses, we all need to recalibrate our thinking about who is the teacher and who is the student.  There is nothing wrong with a manager slowing a conversation to ask for more background when speaking to … Continue reading →

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How often do you say, “Great job?”

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Dave Berkus

How we usually do this in our businesses. The best managers we all know are the ones who take the time to praise good work in public, before an employee’s peers.  Most of us have a monthly award for the … Continue reading →

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