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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses what the single best gift we can give is. During the holiday season, most of us think about special gifts for those around us. Those gifts can be anything from an iPad or Xbox to giving our time and attention. While working with leaders, teams and families, we have discovered that the BEST give anyone can give is: Feedback. The feedback should not be general in nature, but specific […]
Action without vision is chaos. Vision without action is hallucination. Vision provides the context and the direction. Action moves you in a direction. You need both Vision and Action to be successful. Your success is in plain sight. It just takes vision, determination and action! If you need more vision and/or more action, give our expert guides a call at 800-786-4332, or email JSabatini@AppliedVisionWorks.com. It only takes 30 minutes to get started!
In working with people and organization in our program, I find that when we are just starting out, many times they have thoughts and feelings on the inside that they have never shared with others or have not shared in a long time. They have been so busy making stuff happen and responding, that one day they wake up and their life is not who they really are. Their insides are not matched up with their outsides. Years ago I […]