Look for the friction. WHEN THERE IS FEAR in the economy most play it safe and hope for better days. When the stock market goes down many of us sell. When the housing market is weak, we postpone buying a new home. When pandemics bring uncertainty, we stop investing in marketing and training. But as […]
You get what you tolerate. AT SOME POINT in a leader’s career, they’re confronted with the tough decision of what to do about a toxic team member. Executive team development is at stake. Leaders sometimes inherit this tough challenge when they take over a team, or when the bar is raised for performance and behavior, […]
How the pandemic is changing how we teach values. IS IT POSSIBLE that one of the unintended, positive consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic is that the teaching of values will move away from schools and back to the family unit? Since the 1960’s when it became more common for both parents to work away […]
A hidden barrier to a healthy company culture. WHAT POPULAR business tool is referred to in these studies? “… brain drain that diminishes learning, logical reasoning, problem solving and creativity.” – Journal of the Association for Consumer Research “The mere presence of (this tool) inhibited the development of interpersonal closeness and trust.” – 2013, Journal […]
Overcommitting creates diminishing returns. YOU ARE THE LINK between vision and action, the connective tissue between potential and success. While senior leaders develop strategies, you and your team bring them to life. You constantly make do with less. You’re a highly ambitious leader known for getting stuff done. You’ve always been rewarded for your work […]
Creating the conditions for executive team development IMAGINE YOU were given a tool that could do the following: Improve your culture change management, Connect you with others in a meaningful way, Provide you access to vast amounts of creativity, great ideas and innovation, Bring you a sense of inner peace, calm, acceptance and gratitude, Help […]
Knowing when it isn’t your business. TAKE A LOOK AROUND – at your employees or leaders at work, kids or family members at home, politicians or candidates in government or at yourself in how you conduct your life – and you’ll see plenty of reasons why we need more accountability. Taking 100% ownership in our […]
Why being an ideal leader is more important. IN THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY philosopher RenĂ© Descartes’ famous “I think, therefore I am” statement and Issac Newton’s Principia Mathmatica ushered in the scientific age, or as it is also referred, the age of enlightenment. Ideas and thoughts were no longer the property of the church. Everyday […]
How simple truths, unite. OUR ATTENTION goes to what is visible. I see the flowers and weeds in my garden, but I don’t see the roots and the soil. Or in business: I see written comments from our customers describing slow response times, but I don’t see the KPI’s or job descriptions that don’t spell […]
The myths, the truths and the processes. CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve just finished that two-day offsite (or zoom) session to develop your strategic plan and do some executive team development. You’ve done an excellent job of getting all the stakeholders involved in defining your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats), an aspirational vision and a clear and […]