The past few weeks I have been reminded of the idea of legacy several times. I have to admit, legacy is not something I think about too often. Maybe that’s a good thing. But I also believe that we often don’t think about it until it’s too late. Three thingsRead More →
What are you looking for? Professionally? Personally? I heard once that there are three things that drive a person to a higher level of performance. These are three things that every person is looking for, whether they are aware of it or not. What are people looking for? The threeRead More →
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 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 →
This is the third of four articles that I’m publishing this month on goal-setting. But instead of the traditional “revenue and sales numbers” types of goals, I have been focusing on goals to address culture-related topics like resilience and accountability. This week I’m writing about another topic of great concern,Read 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 →