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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses importance of exploring. How many people buy a boat and yet keep it in the harbor or buy a plane and leave it in the hanger? Taking risks and exploring the external world along with the internal world helps us grow as people and as a community. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: Are you and your leaders committed to trying new things, ideas, perspectives? How […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses evolution vs. revolution. When leaders and teams disagree, it’s important to stop and understand the focus and reasoning behind the decisions or choices. Sometimes ideas are revolutionary while others are evolutionary. The goal is to see a full range of ideas, concepts, possibilities, and options. Many times leaders are the only ones with the vital information that may shape the conversation of those around them. We encourage you […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the 2 key factors for growth: people and money. During times of growth (or when the opposite occurs) challenges arise and changes that need to be made can be quite painful. Having leaders focusing on people as well as money can help create a clearer, more focused path for employees to follow. We encourage you to ask yourself the following questions: How do you keep momentum going to overcome […]
Do your leaders and teams know how to progress from the “Storming” stage on to the “Performing” stage? In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the “Storming” stage for teams in order to have a clear future and begin performing at a higher level. Teams typically progress through several stages, the first being formation, followed by “storming”. In the storming stage, some complaining and reviewing of the past occurs, along with a bit of conflict. The […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses return on investments. Return on Investment (ROI) is more than just money. As with most situations, there are 2 sides to the ROI equation. The first, and the most focused upon, is money. The other side of the equation, the one most overlooked, is to create a story, motivation, desire & challenge for the organization and its people. When leaders consider this less focused upon part of the equation, […]
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 […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, talks about Operations and Allocations. Today’s leaders tend to have an operations background and thus focus on how to run more effectively. Many of our clients focus on this but they miss the cash that is generated through the operations and capacity and to allocate or borrow on that capital. Successful leaders and organizations typically also spend 80% of their time focused on Capital Allocations. Time should be spent […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses assertiveness. What is assertiveness? Our expert guides find that assertiveness goes back to communication that says to those around them, “I understand what you are saying and understand your expectations. Here are my expectations. Now let me tell you where I am coming from. Now, how can we bring these together?” Aggressiveness is very different in nature. Agressiveness is saying through behavior, words, and actions, “All I care about […]