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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Nick Gonzales, discusses the idea of creating uncommon resolutions this year for your personal and business goals. What is an uncommon resolution? Rather than making a resolution to lose weight or stop smoking, an uncommon resolution reaches far deeper into every aspect and asks, “What can I do more of….” Can I give more… Time with my children Love to my family and co-workers Forgiveness for those I think have wronged me […]
We have all heard the expression “Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes”. We want to challenge people to take this a step further and “Find Love through Someone Else’s Eyes.” There may appear to be no significant difference; however, if you break down the two concepts, you will begin to see the vast differences between the two. vs. Shoes vs. Eyes: Shoes are somewhat temporary as we all have many different types of shoes, whereas eyes give a sense of permanence. […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses what “culture” is and how to impact it. One of the critical ideas to keep in mind when dealing with a business or team culture is that it takes longer to achieve/foster and it requires bigger risks. Culture – whether you as a leader take the time to create it or not – is in your organization. If the leaders are not taking part in the development of the […]
In every situation as we are getting to know people, we ask the question, “What is the most difficult situation you have ever been in and what did you learn from it?” The responses we hear give us a sense of the depth of the person, a sense of their values and insight into their maturity as a human being. Part of what I have come to believe is that someone has not really “got it” until they are faced […]
About a year ago, a client and their team were having trouble getting people to shape up or ship out, so we developed “the fork in the road talk”. If there was a performance or attitude problem, the discussion had to start with the phrase “you have a fork in the road”. The next part of the talk was sharing the difference between the two forks in the road in terms of outcomes (e.g. you will not be with us […]
I was talking with amountain climber (and business leader) the other day. We were discussing how so many times people, teams, and businesses think that they “have got it” (whatever it is). Yet as he was talking about mountain climbing, he shared that many times during the climb there are “false peaks”. It looks like you are at the top but due to geography; you cannot see the real peak. As you get into a better position and can see […]
Yesterday I spoke to a divisional CEO who is frustrated because his boss does not have a clear vision of where they are going. It is obvious they want to grow the business, but there is no clear blueprint, schedule, materials list, specs, etc. for what it is they are building and how they are supposed to do it. For him, it makes it hard to know what is best to do and how to build, coach, direct his people […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the value of being open minded to new ways of doing things, new information, and new experiences. People with hardening of the categories may have: – HIGH education but LOW experience (e.g. PhD’s with limited real world jobs) or – HIGH experience and capabilities with resistance to new ways of doing things. The biggest obstacle we face as guides and as leaders are those individuals who are not open minded. Many […]
Earlier this year, we posted a blog about the definition of “Success”. As we close out 2013 and approach a new and exciting 2014, it is important to build on that definition of “Success”. Two simple yet critical keys to continued success are smart work and hard work. In discussions with owners and their core teams, we noticed that they all work hard and have great family, community and business values. They have a great deal of integrity, and have […]