Everyone is talking about “pivots”. But what does that mean? And how can a company successfully make a pivot during such a time of unrest? I recently delivered a workshop on the art of pivoting called “the power of the pivot“. You can access the video from the form onRead More →
“Anything is possible, everything is not”. The first time I heard that it immediately resonated with me. It’s a quote from one of my mentors, Rick Scott, of FocalPoint in Canada. I am a self-described cautious optimist. In a recent assessment, I found that my strongest “resilience muscles” are confidence,Read 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 →
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 →
Here’s an idea that I’ve heard before, but used to think was pure BS. If you want to go fast, slow down. I never believed it. My type-A, High ID style, go for it attitude says drive harder, drive faster. But I have learned a strange fact in the pastRead More →
It’s that time of year. When this year’s results are almost complete and it is time to start looking at how our strategy will be different (or produce different) results next year. Most business owners I know are already looking at 2020. What will this new year bring? What strategicRead More →
I found this quote from Walt Disney, and found it inspiring. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” I find it interesting that one of the most innovative persons of the past century attributes muchRead More →