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What if AI’s greatest value to an executive isn’t giving answers—but challenging how the executive thinks? And what if some of AI’s “wrong” answers are actually useful? In the latest episode of The Eppley Experience, I speak with Chris Helsel, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at ‮…

Kevin Hickey is someone I deeply respect personally—a leader of tremendous integrity, a lifelong student of effective leadership and management, and someone who brings both humility and a wonderful sense of humor. In this episode of The Eppley Experience, Kevin shares a candid and practical look a‮…

Jeff Tibbitts is the SVP of HR for CESO, an engineering and architectural firm based in Dayton, OH. He and I have done multiple engagements over 20 years. As someone who has played baseball competitively and who has a son in the minor leagues of professional baseball, he brings an understanding of‮…

Tammy Leitsinger is one executive who has seen her CEO literally do cartwheels on a stage to remind the organization how their "core" is for us as people as well as for her company. Physically showing your people your culture seems so practical and so much more powerful than talking about it. Why ‮…

Denny Freudeman is one of those rare executives who's seen culture from a variety of roles and organizations that has earned him the right to give all of us advice. He was an employee in a company whose culture was so toxic he left. His next company taught him how powerful it can be as a motivator‮…

I've been fortunate to work with several people who are totally and enthusiastically committed to growing their people. Alan Crookes and Jackie Sample at BMW and Cathy Miller and Rick Packer at CompuServe Network Services are definitely in the top 5. And then there is Rob Goodwin at Necco Foster C‮…

When I think of my best clients, one thing they have in common is knowing the parts of their P & L that most matter. They know the levers they need to pull that increase margin. They obsess about productivity. They understand that their biggest customers aren't their best customers, or even mo‮…

In this minilog, I explore our ability and responsibility to deal with the uncontrollable things that life will throw at us. These moments of truth, for all the problems they create, also produce opportunities for us. Managers get the chance to be decisive and a chance to take a risk you otherwise‮…

In this minilog, I talk about the 2nd most poorly executed professional managerial skill, setting clear priorities. (Defining clear expectations is the first and worst.) One of your core jobs as a manager is to help your people to focus. People can't focus if they don't know what is most important‮…