What is the hardest thing for a leader to do? Are you thinking fire people, remain calm, manage conflict, make the tough decisions?
I think it is something much more fundamental. It is communication. I truly believe communication is the single hardest challenge a leader faces. If you communicate well you will ensure the right people are hired and lead so no need to fire. Remaining calm will be much easier as you won’t need to be exasperated at the actions of others and conflict will be the dom
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Yesterday I had the great pleasure of listening to a wonderfully engaging presentation by Alisa Camplin who won the gold medal in aerial skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Her story of hard work, heartbreak and of course victory was compelling enough, however, when she said that she used Risk Management to get her across the line, you bet my senses became hyper-sensitive.
Alisa is a long-term IBM employee and now manager of hundreds of staff. During her quest for gold she was at
