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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Just because we accept where we are does not mean that is where we are supposed to stay. As leaders, it is important to recognize, celebrate and take peace from what has been achieved and to harvest the wisdom learned. At the same time, we need to continue defining where we are going long term in a way that engages the team. Without the motivation and involvement of your team, success at climbing your mountain may be just out of […]
Do you understand what makes people around you tick? Most leaders reach a point in their organizational development where they realize that they and their teams need to not just work harder to achieve, but they must also work smarter. In many ways we are tired of hearing “work smarter” since rarely is that followed up by valuable, tangible action that can be taken. We have found that when leaders and team members better understand each other, their organizations run […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the difference between consultants and guides. Let’s start with the definition of consultants: “People who provide expert advice professionally.” (from Merriam Webster) They then tell you what you need to do and then leave. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines a guide as “a person who leads or directs other people on a journey.” The next time you are wondering if you should hire a consultant or if you have had […]
This weekend we watched the period piece called “Wives and Daughters”. While a fun “Jane Austen” type of movie, it had lots of soap opera machinations and manipulation. It is great fun to watch that in a movie but not much fun to live in real life. That is why The 2nd Law of Hadley is “The best game is no game!” There are 3 ways to get someone to behave in a certain way: Coercion: Forcing someone to do […]
The mind and heart can envision and feel great things, but so many times there is a disconnect in where we are today vs. where we desire to be. While there are many necessary pieces to bridging that gap, one of the key girders is accountability: the willingness to do what one says. Part of this is holding each other accountable. There must be both individual and team accountability for a business to work effectively. I am reminded of Peter […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses how life and business are a safari of the heart. This adventure we call life changes, and we can sometimes lose our sense of self and wonder. Our job at Applied Vision Works is to help people (individually or as an organization and team) go on a “safari of the heart” and pursue those things they would not normally do. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the importance of resolving conflict and even better, preventing it. There will always be some form of conflict when multiple people work and live closely with one another whether it is family, friends, co-workers, teams, etc. Unfortunately most spend too much time discussing and dwelling on the actual conflict rather than working through the issues and resolving them. When we work to resolve conflicts 3 things occur: Creates a […]
Organizations may have tremendous leaders and key employees with great talent and who produce powerful results while continually upgrading their capabilities. Additionally, these talented people build and contribute to a strong business strategy as part of the recipe that will propel the organization forward in a way that engages the whole team. At the same time, incremental decay may occur elsewhere in the organization and then, one day (usually in a poor response to a major crisis or an inability […]