Published in Entrepreneur's Book on Leadership

Entrepreneur publishing has been a great parter to work with and their publishing criteria is one of the more strict I've worked with. This is important because it ensures relevance and quality for readers. I received a copy of the book a week or so ago and all the articles they chose are very applicable, timely, and well written. I applaud the publishers work.
Entrepreneur chose to publish the article titled, "4 Steps to Build Strategically Critical Leadership-Development Programs".
You can find the article here: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/290487
You can get the book from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneur-Voices-Effective-Leadership-Staff/dp/1599186179/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517432960&sr=8-1&keywords=entrepreneur+voices+of+effective+leadership
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4 Steps to Build Strategically Critical Leadership-Development Programs
Article I published in Entrepreneur 4/4/17: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/290487
Don't just tell employees why training is important -- show them: Use hands-on learning that connects your content to real-world business situations.
Enjoy!
- Bill
You've Had the Annual Strategy Development Meeting. Now What?

Article I published 3/17/17 in Entrepreneur: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/289008
A strategic plan demands strategic execution across the whole of your business. Plans are just paper until leaders getting people to implement them. Here's how.
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- Bill Read More…
High-Tech Startups Need to Ditch the 'Engineers Rule' Mentality
Article I published in Entrepreneur 3/10/17: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/289702
Everyone is in the people business. Create a balance between ideas and execution to ensure the long-term success of your new company.
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- Bill
Last Call: 4 Lessons to Learn from Trump’s and Clinton’s Blunders
Article Published in Chief Executive Magazine 11/7/16: http://chiefexecutive.net/last-call-4-lessons-to-learn-from-trumps-and-clintons-blunders/
The presidential race ends on Tuesday, but there is a lot CEOs can learn from the actions that have captivated us all year long.
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- Bill
Using Simulations to Develop Millennial Leaders
Article I published in Chief Learning Officer Magazine 7/15/16: http://www.clomedia.com/2016/07/14/use-simulations-to-develop-millennials-leaders/
Simulations offer a competitive, technology-based development option learning leaders can use to promote risk-free knowledge transfer between baby boomers and millennials.
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- Bill
Create Training Programs That Your CEO Will Love
Article I published on Recruiter.com 3/15/16: https://www.recruiter.com/i/create-training-programs-that-your-ceo-will-love/
In general, most CEOs want training to influence one of three outcomes: increased revenue, decreased costs, or both. Most training managers think more along the lines of knowledge development: They want people to learn a skill in order to do their job better.
Enjoy!
- Bill
The Importance of Leadership In 2017
As 2016 comes to a close, it's important to reflect on what happened, but more importantly, what is to come. One thing that is certain to come: Baby Boomer retirement. The stock market has swelled since the election. Much of the reasons is that with with a Republican led government, it is assumed that the administration will be pro business. Who knows if this is what will actually happened, but if history repeats itself, it's a fairly safe bet.
This will cause Baby Boomer exit acceleration. When the market does well, people feel more confident retiring. This is going to place an even greater emphasis on the importance of effective leadership development. Let's be clear here: To become an effective manager, you have to be an effective leader.