Your Leadership Team is the linchpin of your success as well as your organization's. H ave you taken a close look at the strengths of your Leadership Team? If there are gaps, what are you doing about it?Thermopylae.Little Big Horn.Vicksburg.The Alamo.For many, these words conjure a spectacle of clubs, spears…
Happy New Year, my friends. L et's see what we can accomplish together in 2016![pullquote]Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. ~ Oscar Wilde[/pullquote]The New Year is always a great time for renewal and for a fresh start … but don’t let yourself get bogged down by a bunch of new…
It's easy to get stuck trying to find our way out of the wilderness every day. T ry this approach to gain perspective and think more strategically.They say more than a million drones were sold over the Christmas holiday.Some for fun, some for mischief … but many offering innovative solutions…
We’ve become very dependent on our mobile phones, haven’t we? Losing it is super frustrating ... and can be super expensive. I 've been through this exact scenario recently, so I wanted to share with you what I've learned. Follow these steps to make sure you're prepared for something that…
This may seem like a very strange blog post for a site dedicated to leadership. But not really. N ot if you’re committed to managing your life, controlling your day and fighting for what you believe. Recently, I saw a profile of Sylvester Stallone and, serendipitously, stumbled across several articles…
Car jack. Nail clippers. Claw Hammer. Teeter-totter. Tweezers. Nutcracker. Scissors. W hat do these devices all have in common? They create leverage, a simple but extraordinary force that increases the power of everything to which it is applied. (Whenever a word is underlined with a dotted line, there is an…
Multitasking is our answer to getting more done. U nfortunately, the research is incontrovertible. That technique means we get even less done. I’ve got one idea you should consider. It’s not the clutter of the desktop or inbox … but the clutter of the mind that scuttles our personal productivity…
There's nothing more important ... or more challenging ... than the need to balance short-term results with long-range plans. H ow is your organization focused? Are you encouraging long-range thinking or only what happens this week? Do you have the Attention Span of a Mosquito? How many times have we asked Are…
It's the heart of the college football season and there are valuable lessons we can learn from the most successful programs.You don’t have to be a football fan to embrace them. They are timeless lessons that apply to any business.“Who’s walking on my field?”You’re lugging 40 pounds on your back in…