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Connect 2 Potential launches leadership pilot group
ORLANDO, Fla.— Wendy McManus, CEO and founder of Connect 2 Potential, is opening the doors to a brand-new leadership development...
When to trust your gut and not the market
Is anyone else totally confused by what is happening in the stock markets? On Thursday morning, the latest inflation numbers...
Last chance in 2022 to build mental fitness with Connect 2 Potential
Leadership Coach Wendy McManus Is Accepting Applicants for Two Mental Fitness Boot Camp Groups ORLANDO, Fla.— Right now, produce industry...
Foster Caviness makes changes in leadership
Foster Caviness Company BB #:108583, Greensboro, NC, a premiere foodservice and supply chain solution organization with over 120 years of...
Western Growers elects new chairman
IRVINE, Calif. (November 8, 2021) – Albert P. Keck II, President of Hadley Date Gardens, Inc., BB #:142953 will serve...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: The Road to Repentance
The seven leadership fails discussed in our Blueprints series don’t have to sink the ship—all can be remedied. Business literature,...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #7- Lack of Vision
Most companies have a vision statement. Why don’t leaders? A lack of imagination can hinder the ability to lead and...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #6- Failure to Change
No business leader needs to be told that resistance to change can be the death of a company. Inflexibility, an...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #5- Inability to Communicate Effectively
Nothing is more fatal to a business than poor communication—and this also starts at the top. Whether it’s too much...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #4- Taking People for Granted
Employees keep a business moving and growing, but they’re also people who don’t want to feel as if they’re being...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #3- Managing Through Fear
The business world is tough, and the cost of failure is high. Some leaders develop thick skin that enables them...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #2- Moral Lapses
It’s hardly a radical position to say that many business leaders focus on the bottom line to the exclusion of...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #1- Refusing to Delegate
Many leaders, particularly those who started their own businesses and went through phases of needing to handle everything themselves, develop...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: Warning signs, remedies, and the road to redemption
Whether you manage five people or five thousand, learning how to spot and prevent leadership mistakes can reduce trouble before...
Keeping your focus during the ‘new abnormal’
Not much going on this week, except for: Covid, supply chain headaches, labor issues, mounting regulations from different government agencies,...
Leadership is not just about the good times, but all times
There are several “must reads” in the September/October issue of Blueprints—my favorite is the article entitled “7 Reasons Leaders Fail.”...
United Fresh introduces Class 26 of the Produce Industry Leadership Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 25, 2021) – Today, United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 announced the members of the 2021-2022 United...
Leadership Coach Wendy McManus revamps group program, unveils new credentials
PRESS RELEASE: ORLANDO, Fla.—Wendy McManus is deepening her commitment to her second act career as a leadership coach by elevating...
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