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
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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
Control issues…
Building on Jim's awesome thoughts about the CEO's five keys let me, if you will, "and one." CEO's and every other leader for that matter, in the end, are only as good as their team. Remember, every leader gets exactly the team he or she deserves. Most leaders are represented by a team that, according … Continue reading Control issues…
The CEO Carries Five Keys
Another very interesting week with clients building themselves and their organizations. Boiling down a lot of reading, research, experience, and current conversation with some gifted Builders and leaders, here are five crucial roles that can only be played by the top leader of an organization. Leaders come from every level, but no one has the … Continue reading The CEO Carries Five Keys
A Few Words About Energy and Power
We at BUILT TO LEAD are big fans of clarity. Oftentimes, the meaning of our own language, English, just does not help. That's when we ask our old dead friends from ancient Greece and Rome for some help. Even occasional readers of this blog know that we often call on ancient Latin to define what … Continue reading A Few Words About Energy and Power
Amazing
It's been an amazing couple of weeks for The Band. We have all been amazed, astonished, shocked, and surprised by the loss of our friend and fellow Builder, Larry Allen. I want to share how amazed I have been--but NOT astonished, shocked or surprised--by the actions of my brothers, and sisters, in The Band since. I … Continue reading Amazing
How are MY Ratios?
A BUILT TO LEAD fundamental for every leader in work AND life is watching their "ratios." NOT financial ratios, but the "vibes" (usually in the form of non-verbal cues in body language or tone) we all send to one another. Your "ratio" is the number of "positive vibes" you send versus "negative vibes". When we … Continue reading How are MY Ratios?
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