5 Tips from Winston Churchill to Overcome Any Storm
Are you having a bad day … maybe a bad week … even a few bad weeks in a row? [hr][dropcap]C[/dropcap]ould you handle it if you had to slog your…
Don’t skip this! Create Goals that You Can Actually Achieve
Creating goals that have meaning “It’s just a goal.” That’s a phrase I’ve heard too many times when a business leader engages in a performance review with an employee or…
Productivity Tip | 4 Ground Rules to Make Sure You Reach the Summit
Break the impasse. Reach the Summit.
Too often we set these BHAGs (“Big Hairy Audacious Goals”) but don’t create the milestones and timelines that give us a chance of achieving them. Put these 4 Ground Rules into action to make sure you reach the summit.
Today is one of those occasions when I’m not sure what this article is about … so I’m going to let you decide.
[pullquote]“Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.” — Steve Martin[/pullquote]
Is it about resolve, our ability to persevere, to vigorously pursue an idea, uncover its value to our business and set out to relentlessly apply it?
Or, is it about execution, our ability to follow proven processes to implement sustainable change in our business?
Didn’t Mom teach us to take small steps?
It was probably our moms who first taught us to break down a big task … like cleaning our room … into smaller steps, like “hang up your jacket, put your shoes in the closet,” so that we would ultimately accomplish the bigger goal.
Did we need that coaching because we hadn’t resolved to do it in the first place and mom was on to us?
Or were we so overwhelmed by the enormity of the task that we didn’t know how or where to start? (more…)
Leadership Lessons: Wild & Crazy Guys or Masters of our Domain?
What Does It Take to be a Great Leader?
Nothing in life travels in a neat formation accompanied by bugles and cavalry.
A lot of it shows up filthy and unkempt, prominent in the mess we’ve made around our foxhole.
These lessons are typically the offspring of hubris, naivete and ignorance … or from overlooking the land mines hidden beneath our feet.
We’re sharing valuable and practical leadership tips and tools to help you BECOME a better leader.
First, you must start BEING a better leader … implementing NOW the changes necessary to adopt the proven strategies of successful leaders. You might start by building on the communication matrix and making sure you’re defending the castle to get done what only you can do. Make some time so you’re thinking past today.
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“I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people’s accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man’s failures.”
~ Justice Earl Warren
Get in the game. Enjoy the Ride.
The week just ended is my favorite sports week of the year. Some of you will say, “Nah, you got your calendar mixed up. Baseball season opened the previous week.”
Of course, I could say, “but the home opener for the Giants was that week” and then you’d say, “OK, so you’re a big Giants fan. I get it.”
A few of you may suspect that’s not the reason. Not that I don’t love the World Champion San Francisco Giants and all … but honestly? That didn’t even occur to me as I braced for the greatest sports week of the year.
What’s not to like?
There are a lot of reasons why I love the week that just ended. (more…)
Leadership Insight | Building Consensus does not Build Success
Building Consensus ≠ Building Success
I have been working with a young CEO who recently acceded to her company’s leadership.
She was the successor to a more authoritarian regime and found herself working overtime to establish a more collaborative and less hierarchical environment.
She wanted to bring people to the table, encourage a stronger cultural bond among her employees and build a more inclusive culture that valued the contribution of each individual.
People welcomed those changes with open arms, eager to embrace a culture they much preferred.
Is it healthy if your leadership team agrees with everything you want?
What emerged along with a more engaging and transparent culture, however, was a cadre of executives so eager to please their new leader, and to be a part of her leadership team, that they acquiesced to every idea and plan. (more…)
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