Resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness”. It is fundamentally a system property. It refers to the magnitude of change or disturbance that a system can experience without shifting into an alternate state that has different structural and functional properties. Building resilience is necessary forRead More →
These are tough times, no doubt about it. If you aren’t stressed about your business, well, God bless you. Most everyone I am working with is exhibiting some level of stress. Let’s face it, we are in a crisis. And most business owners have been so busy working IN theirRead More →
This is the final post of a four-part series on accountability. This week, we look at what may seem like the most obvious step of all. We are following the principles from “The Oz Principle“, by Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig Hickman. The first three steps were “See It“,Read More →
We are in unique and unsettling times. And while the COVID-19 Pandemic creates unique challenges for business owners, we can learn from past challenges. Now is the time for strong leadership. Your employees are looking to you for it. So are your customers and other business partners. I’m taking aRead More →
We are in the midst of a four-part series on accountability. This week, we look at the third step, following the principles from “The Oz Principle“, by Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig Hickman. I’ve covered the first two steps, “See It” and “Own It“. “Solve it” should seem easyRead More →
Last week I started a four-part series on accountability. This week, we look at the second step, following the principles from “The Oz Principle“, by Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig Hickman. “Own it” is possibly the hardest of the four steps, because accountability really begins to take place when yourRead More →
A topic that comes up regularly with my clients is how to build a culture of accountability in our organizations. Real leaders do not want to have to oversee every aspect of their business. They want to set a direction and have a staff that they can depend on toRead More →
Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, is defined as the ability to sense, understand, and effectively apply emotions to be more collaborative and productive with others. It also has been proven that people with high EQ have better MENTAL HEALTH, higher JOB PERFORMANCE and make BETTER LEADERS. EQ can be learned, andRead More →
It hit me the other day. I had never noticed the similarity. And I consider myself to be quite linguistic if you will. But seriously, how could I have never noticed? Business and BusYness, are only different by one letter. And I think that subtlely says something. In a worldRead More →
It’s goal-setting time, and many of my clients are still working on finalizing their goals for the year. As I mentioned last week, many of these goals are tied to financial goals for the organization. (And I agree that these are critical). However I am featuring some non-traditional ideas forRead More →