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 […]
Blind Spots That Plague Even The Best Leaders
The ongoing tension between innovation and execution have never been a bigger issue for leaders. Competition and even Disruption demand leaders always watch the bottom line while looking out the window to see which way the wind is blowing. The failure to do both can quickly doom your entire organization. This Fast Company post is […]
Church Scattered: Leaders Follow Up Or Fail
I cannot tell you how many people I have worked with over the years that are great at getting something started but totally ineffective in finishing the task with excellence. They get very excited in the creative planning stages of something but when it gets down to execution they lose interest and allow performance to […]
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 […]
Your Cause Is Not Your Purpose And How To Know The Difference
This was a great post by Nick Craig that helped me clear up some confusion in my own life. With all the conversation around finding your Why, it is as if there is only one correct answer to what I want to accomplish in my life. The clarity around one purpose with many causes brought […]