The four-eyed fish, a species of fish found in the Amazon, can look for dangers and opportunities below the water and above the water at the same time. Similarly, leaders need to be looking for the current threats and opportunities as well as those that are on the horizon. Here are nine areas leaders should pay attention to.
Read morePlanning: The Power of Planning [VIDEO]
Planning allows you to take a chaotic state, narrow it down, and turn it into momentum and energy toward your goal. Here is how.
Read moreHow to Make Decisions When You Cannot See into the Future
Making decisions can be difficult, especially when the outcome has no guarantee of success. Here are five ways leaders can make decisions even when they are in the fog of uncertainty.
Read moreFrom Great to Gone: 5 Reasons Why Organizations Go from the Peak to the Pit
If you remember VeggieTales, you will recall how it went from a great company to suddenly being gone, all within 10 years. Here are five reasons why organizations go from their peak to the pit and the remedies to prevent it.
Read moreCoaching: Leadership Coaching for High Performance [VIDEO]
Why do star athletes and CEOs have coaches when they are already at the top of their game? Because we all can benefit from someone helping us to achieve our full potential. Here are four types of leadership coaching and what you can expect from each.
Read more“There Must Be a Better Way”: 5 Steps to Successful Innovation
The creators of the electric start motor, Airbnb, and even Uber, all started with the same thought: "There must be a better way." Here are five common steps that every innovator and problem solver takes to make the world better.
Read more5 Leadership Lessons from Make-A-Wish
Years ago, my family was treated to a trip by Make-A-Wish, which grants wishes to children who have experienced a life-threatening illness. The entire process was a remarkable example of vision and excellence. Here are five things I learned from Make-A-Wish that can make a difference for every leader who applies them.
Read more7 Leadership Lessons from The Titanic
The Titanic, the largest and most luxurious passenger ship of its time, is a reminder that even the most impressive organizations can fail very quickly. Here are 7 lessons every leader can learn from the tragedy of the Titanic.
Read moreFamily Business: Stewarding a Family-Owned Business [VIDEO]
Family businesses represent about 90% of American businesses, yet many struggle to survive into the 2nd and 3rd generations. This is often due to unclear roles. Here are the 5 vital roles that work together to create a successful family business.
Read moreTop 10 Ways to Derail Momentum & Growth
Every organization that is experiencing success one day can find itself floundering the next. By understanding these ten derailers, we can more effectively prevent our organizations from going off the tracks.
Read more4 Great Reasons to “Fight” for a Compelling Vision
While there are plenty of bad examples of “fighting” these days, there are also good reasons to stand up for meaningful vision and values. Here are four great reasons to “fight.”
Read moreThe Power of Planning: Why a Lack of Planning Results in Pain & What Leaders Can Do About It
“Why do I need to have a plan?” Here are three good reasons: the pandemic, the march on Capitol Hill, and the deep freeze in Texas. There were many contributing factors that produced these crises, but first and foremost was the LACK OF PLANNING. Here are six steps that will help you capture the power of planning for your organization.
Read moreStrategic Planning: 4 Key Elements of an Effective Strategic Plan [VIDEO]
“Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.” So how do you keep your organization headed in the right direction? With a clear plan. Here are 4 key elements of an effective strategic plan.
Read more6 Deadly Miscalculations & How to Avoid Them
“I don’t think Corona is as big a threat as people make it out to be.” Within one short month of this statement, our country and the world were experiencing a catastrophic. We are all fallible people, and as leaders, we have all likely made miscalculations somewhere, sometime. Here are six of the most common miscalculations and how we can avoid them.
Read moreIs Your Vision Sustainable? 10 Ways To Ensure Your Organization Can Withstand the Unpredictable
Bad things happen when we least expect it. While not everything is predictable, we as leaders should know that our organization’s sustainability is only one step away from an economic downturn, a loss of a key staff member, or an unexpected change in competition or market preferences. Here are 10 ways to make your vision more sustainable.
Read moreMoving Beyond What Is… To What Could Be
We have seen a number of leaders make the decision to move outside of what is comfortable and safe to what is so much greater… to what could be. Here are four things needed to help your organization move to "what could be."
Read more7 Reasons Why 70% of Change Efforts Fail – And What Leaders Can Do About It
One of the top jobs of a leader is to guide his/her organization through change. And while change itself can kill the organization, resistance to change is guaranteed to do so! Here are seven reasons change efforts sometimes fail and what we as leaders can do to improve the odds of success.
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