The value of your executive team can be measured by your organization’s success. However too often this team’s valuable time is wasted on low-impact, low-value tasks that take away from its ability to perform at its true potential. These are your key leaders, your top problem solvers and your core visionaries. Together as a group …
Innovation is the “process of improvement by transforming a future vision into today’s reality”. A great example is what Apple did with ear phones with the roll out of the iPhone 7. The iPhone 7’s most controversial innovation was the wireless headphones known as AirPods. It became controversial when Apple announced this particular innovation called …
Every business faces challenges. How you respond to them determines your success. Let setbacks refine you, not define you.
What is a Trusted Advisor? A trusted advisor is one who has the ability to identify, understand and anticipate a client’s most important needs and their unique situation and most importantly deliver problem-solving capabilities that create peace of mind. Becoming a Trusted Advisor Becoming a Trusted Advisor isn’t an overnight process. There are many pieces …
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At Apple, Steve Jobs created a legacy of innovation and a culture that still helps Apple go further today. What’s your legacy? How are you intentionally building your culture and ensuring its sustainability?
Jack Welch said, “Hiring good people is hard. Hiring great people is brutally hard. And yet nothing matters more in winning than getting the right people on the field.” Jack’s advice is worth heeding, after all he knows a thing or two about hiring; he was the CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001. …
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Congratulations to the New England Patriots for an epic win against insurmountable odds. It’s been almost two weeks since the big game, and the Patriots’ comeback is still a much-talked about accomplishment. Perseverance, teamwork, remaining calm under pressure, finishing strong and the role of momentum are all valuable lessons learned from watching this team …
As a leader, which is more important to focus on, strategy or culture? It’s a question I’m often asked and my clients have typically found that while strategy is the easiest to work on, culture actually yields the biggest results. Your organization’s underlying culture drives bigger results because it’s the identity, personality and soul of …
There are few things more important than creating a culture of inspiration and innovation. The recently released “2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey” provides insights into how to do this with what is likely the largest portion of your employee population, millennials. This survey is worth reviewing and debating with your leadership team. Especially if you …
If you think you’re leading and nobody is following, maybe you’re just taking a walk. ~ Chinese Proverb That Chinese Proverb is always great for a chuckle during a leadership workshop. But the truth is, if you’re the one who’s leading with no one following, there’s nothing funny about it. Building trust, creating influence …
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