Practicing Feedforward
Almost every serious organization uses some form of feedback to evaluate the performance of their top leadership team. This usually works best in a 360 type environment where the person receives feedback from superiors, peers and subordinates as well. The concept of feedforward was developed by Marshall Goldsmith in his best seller What Got You […]
Promises We Make
This is the fifth in a series of ten posts on promises we should be willing to make to the people that matter the most in our lives. A promise goes beyond a mere commitment to do something it carries the clear expectation that we are going to pay the price to do what we […]
Level Five Leaders
In my opinion the best organizational leadership book that has been written is Good to Great by Jim Collins. It proves beyond any doubt some things we have always know about effective leadership but he discovers some key principles that fly in the face of everything we have been taught in the past. One thing […]
Crisis Management
Every individual and organization at some point in time will face a crisis and the way they respond will determine if the situation potentially becomes fatal or they experience a complete and total recovery. I have learned a lot from personal experience on this subject over the years and probably the most important lesson is […]
Law Of The Inner Circle
This by far is one of the most important principles identified by John Maxwell in the realm of leadership. The simple definition of the law is that a leader’s potential is determined by those closest to them. As any organization continues to grow the leader cannot continue to spend equal time with every person on […]