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What place does trust have in your business culture? Do you trust your employees with freedom and flexibility in their working environment, or do you Read More
Innovation is constantly taking place around us, from the mundane and simple, to the abstract and grand. Last night I was watching a video for Read More
In a recent Vistage group meeting, one of my members brought up the issue of “deferred maintenance.” His well run firm underwent very Read More
During a recent conflict mediation…
Me: Before we begin today’s mediation, I’d like to ask each of you to share what your desired outcome is Read More
I’ve been reading a number of articles recently about the Finnish School system, which as you may know is regarded among the finest in the Read More
The way we look at our world, or our leadership perspective, shapes and defines our thoughts, the way we make decisions, and the quality of Read More
When members of our society organize to accomplish goals, they typically choose between two major domains – the “For-Profit” and the “Not-for-Profit” worlds. We Read More
When it comes to the development of your team playing the role of mentor and coach can be beneficial to their development. These two terms Read More
A former client called us recently about one of his divisions. It was “stuck,” he said in great frustration. As in so many cases after Read More
If you’ve seen the award winning CBS television show, Undercover Boss, you know the premise: the owner or senior executive from a company goes Read More
An old joke from a standup comedian went something like this:
“I was a paratrooper – not by choice. I was up in a plane, Read More
Vistage International, the world’s leading CEO peer advisory membership organization today unveiled its newest annual award! The Vistage Outside Award honors individuals “outside” of Read More
Today CEO’s are in a quagmire. They are finding themselves running their business’s, making CEO decisions yet having to either manage a sales department or Read More
So far we have covered the first two ingredients of asking open questions. The third ingredient is the easiest. It is the technique or how Read More
I have had a number of conversations lately with colleagues about the challenges leaders face in creating greater diversity in their organizations. Diversity comes in Read More
If you were to ask someone to create a list of emotions, they would likely write down happiness, sadness, anger, frustration, gladness, etc. and even Read More
A colleague of mine recently joined the Board of Directors of a favorite non-profit with much enthusiasm, only to discover how much drama was going Read More
The Three Ingredients to Asking Open Questions: Ingredient #1- The Intention to Learn and Understand
Peter Drucker said “…the leader of the past knew how to tell. The leader of the future will know how to ask.”
How Read More
Yesterday, I enjoyed the privilege of delivering the keynote address at Seton Hall University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Communication & Leadership Graduation ceremony. While Read More
In past posts, I have discussed the value of emotional intelligence, commonly called EQ or EI. Daniel Goleman developed a theory of emotional intelligence in Read More
It may be time to shake things up a bit! Most staff meetings involve the use of an all too familiar agenda: 1) The leader Read More
Are you missing out on a powerful source of creativity by overlooking the introverts in your organization and the way they work best?
Susan Cain Read More
In a USA Today article entitled, “On The Job: Teams better in concept than practice,” author Anita Bruzzese cited a University of Phoenix Read More
There are leaders who inspire employees to stretch themselves and succeed beyond all expectation, and there are leaders who sap energy, drain intelligence, and kill Read More
Hubris is one of the great renewable resources.
- P. J. O’Rourke
It’s widely held that the best leaders do more than make things work Read More
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