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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses entrepreneurs and successful business owners and how they can’t go it alone. There is a myth out there that all entrepreneurs are wildly rich and successful and got there on their own. The truth is that most entrepreneurs do, indeed, like money, but they want independence, to make something of value and create something different. The second part of the myth is that they get there on their own. […]
Typically at the beginning of any new client relationship, we conduct interviews with their teams. This is always fun and gives us a strong sense of what and who the culture is for that organization. Prior to these interviews, we send a Kolbe A Index for each core team member to get a conative profile. Why do we do this? The individual interviews give us the affective and cognitive background of each person, while the Kolbe A Index provides conative […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the essence of leadership. “A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. In the end, leaders are much like eagles…they don’t flock, you find them one at a […]
Organizations and leaders generally have two main areas of focus. One is whether or not the organization is profitable and the other is the overall purpose of the organization. Prioritizing one over the other can sometimes cause problems to arise. A balance of these two can ensure sustainable growth and results. We have a client who has been focused on financial rewards for his people (profit). He is starting to see the limits of this profit focus. As his employees […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses changes. Many times as business owners and leaders, we have difficulties making changes. Time and energy are wasted worrying about what will happen when these changes are made. These fears and worries prevent real change and progress to be made. A great analogy for perspective of why we should push through these fears and worries is that of Chuck Yager and breaking the sound barrier. Fears arose that […]
We are fond of talking about learning from past mistakes. This is a great idea that we need to continue using. What may be more dangerous, though, are our successes. In our 30 years guiding business leaders, we have met numerous leaders that feel so successful using the past as the barometer; they are very successful, at least for this moment. Their success has lulled them to sleep and into a false sense of security. We live in a chaotic […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses success. Typically, success breeds success. However, there are times that some successful leaders can be lulled into a false sense of security. The difficulty with continued success is that the world is changing around them. As these changes occur, successful leaders will realize that what worked before may not work today and adapt accordingly. Those that do not realize this is occurring, may realize that they are not as […]
Failure can wear us down and tire us out, especially if we do not learn from it and become better. However, the pain and cost of failure is no more dangerous than past successes. Past successes can be like a narcotic that drugs us and lulls us to sleep. Because of our past success, we can be lulled into a false sense of security what has worked in the past will continue to work in the future. The world is […]
Sometimes we notice that our clients are not paying enough attention to right now. They are focused on where they will be in the future and what will be happening then. Or they are worn out and simply trying to fix problems that have already occurred in the past. Both situations can cause not enough attention to be paid to great opportunities with great relationships right now. It may include eliminating a negative situation or relationship rather than continuing to […]