The Nine Surprising Secrets Of Elite Teams
In my role of executive coaching I get to work with a lot of leadership teams. In my experience about 20% of the teams I see are excellent. The other 80% are average at best and many on the other extreme of being consistently marginal. I will acknowledge that some of the team members I […]
6 Ways To Regain Control Of Your Schedule
There is not a day that goes by that at least 20% of my time is spent dealing with new inputs or changing priorities. It has forced me to be almost brutal about blocking time and at the same time leaving open spots for the unknown. If I wire it up too tight it only […]
How To Lose Your Best Employees
I am absolutely convinced that securing the best people possible for your organization and then providing a culture that invests and retains them is your ultimate competitive advantage. Every A player comes into their roles as a change agent. If for whatever reason the culture is not open to change, eventually they will leave because […]
How To Define Your Corporate Culture
Organizational culture is a hot topic because it’s the secret sauce that allows all of your people and process to work together for maximum effectiveness. It is that unique combination of core values, vision, purpose, mission and stories. When it is working well almost no one notices but when it is not everyone knows and […]
You’re Never Going To Be Caught Up At Work
I will never forget the days when best practices productivity told us to plan every minute of our days for maximum effectiveness. The primary discipline then was stick with the plan and make sure you got everything done. Today, I block at least 20% of my day as open for new inputs that I know […]