Dear Tony, 

My impression is that strategic thinking is important to get promoted.  Where do I start when it comes to strategy?  What is it, and how can it help my career? 

-Strategic in Santa Fe

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Dear Tony,

What is the key to success?

-Searching for Success

Dear Searching,

What a loaded question!!  I’ll take the bait however and offer my thoughts. 

The first key that often unlocks succ...

Dear Tony,

I need to let someone on my team go because they are not performing to what the job requires.  Any advice on how best to deal with this?  I’m really struggling on how to deliver the messag...

Dear Tony,

My boss told me I need to work on my executive presence.  What the heck is that, and what do I need to do to do it better?

-Presence in Pasadena

Dear Presence,

Executive presence is ...

Dear Tony,

How do I know when to let others lead, and when I should step in?  In other words, I want to be a good servant leader, but I also feel like I need to lead more sometimes.  How do I know wh...