This blog post is for leaders only. Anyone reading this who doesn't lead something is excused. So, if you lead a large organization, stick around. If you lead a small team, stand by. If you lead a LIFE, read on! I wonder if anyone stopped reading this after the first paragraph. Say a prayer for … Continue reading Built to “SURVOLVE”
Category: Sustainable Results
Resolve Report: Week Two
Here's my second progress report about managing a personal change to become healthier, with more consistent and higher energy through each day. Recall, the process is a "Habit Acquisition Project" to incorporate new habits (nearly automatic activities) as Productive Actions on your journey from your Current State (yuck) to your Dream State (yay). As they … Continue reading Resolve Report: Week Two
Between 4 and 5
How's your business shaping up for 2010? Are you confident you have what it takes to thrive in this crazy environment? How are your customers doing? Do you ask them very frequently? Are they "satisfied" with your company's service? How do you know? That's the main gig, right? All business can be boiled down into … Continue reading Between 4 and 5
Dream and Do–>Full Frontal Change
Chet's latest post "Bon Voyage" has inspired me to "go public" with a idea. May I ask you to help me? I need you to be my "accountability partners" in an important set of changes I am trying to make in my life. You see, next week I will celebrate my 55th birthday. For all … Continue reading Dream and Do–>Full Frontal Change
HUB and Spokes
For all those attempting to make themselves better leaders, or to improve the leadership of their organizations, BUILT TO LEAD has a simple way to think about the attributes at the "hub," or center, of transformational leadership: H stands for "HOPE"--Transformational leaders inspire us with a compelling vision of a more hopeful future linked to … Continue reading HUB and Spokes
Leadership and Pornography
Okay, now that I have your attention...let's talk about sexy stuff: LEADERSHIP! (What did you think I was going to talk about)? Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart is perhaps best remembered, at least outside legal circles, for his opinion in a 1964 film censorship case that "hard-core pornography is hard to define, but I … Continue reading Leadership and Pornography
All Smoke, No Fire
I'm down in Houston, in the former Republic of Texas, for the week with some of the best clients anyone could hope for. Every one of them is blazing a courageous trail on their individual hero's journeys towards personal excellence, team chemistry, and sustained exceptional results. Down here in The Lone Star State, folks take … Continue reading All Smoke, No Fire
Three Little Inconvenient Truths
I was talking with a self-described "results-oriented" guy this week about his impatience with "process." I think he was trying to tell me that zeroing in on results allowed him to move fast and not get bogged down in a lot of "soft" stuff. That sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Just cut … Continue reading Three Little Inconvenient Truths
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