The Difference Between Mission Vision Purpose Strategy and Goals
Confused about the difference between mission and vision? or between purpose and mission? You're not alone. I am frequently asked about the difference between mission vision purpose strategy and goals, and where do values fit? Many people don't care about definitions,...
Resilience: What It Really Is and 5 Tips to Find It
Guest Post by Eileen McDargh The shock waves keep coming: the pandemic, economic downturns, massive unemployment, social upheaval and heightened awareness of racial injustices, and most recently - incessant fires and hurricanes. We need to be resilient to deal with...
The Trust Feedback Loop
Leadership starts with you. If you want to build a strong team, the place to start is with a look in the mirror. Your vision for your team arises from your own character, motives and beliefs. How you regard yourself determines the grandeur and scope of your vision....
Great Leaders Are Storytellers: How To Craft Great Stories
Guest post by Chip Bell Great leaders are storytellers. Stories are more than just tall tales or campfire yarns. They include discussions of the enterprise in the future tense. They are visions of what can be, not just what is. They are dreams, not just plans. In a...
8 Habits of Mentally Balanced Leaders
Facilitating a retreat for a group of fifteen men, all in their late 30’s and 40’s, all high level executives and all high achievers, an interesting topic arose. One of the men asked for help dealing with his wife who was complaining he worked too much. He wanted help...
4 Tips for Leaders Who Switch to Remote Work Teams
Guest Post by Kevin Eikenberry One of the most common questions we hear from leaders who switch to remote work teams is, “How do I know if people are working?” It’s an understandable question - you’ve just moved from a situation where you could walk around the office...
Whitney Johnson on Building an A-Team
I had the pleasure of interviewing Whitney Johnson, author of the new book Build an A Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead the Up the Learning Curve. Whitney has done ground-breaking work in the arena of personal disruption - applying these concepts to individuals,...
How To Prepare Leaders for Remote Work Teams
Guest Post by Kevin Eikenberry Organizations around the world are trying to come to grips with the way we work today. How does work get done effectively when people aren’t in the same place at the same time? Telework, even part-time telework, alters team effectiveness...
Why People Don’t Notice You’ve Changed
Often in coaching, managers work on changing their behaviors. But there's another area you need to pay attention to also - other’s perceptions of you. Or you can end up in a situation where people don't notice you've changed - where you've become a butterfly, but...
5 Tips to Stop Overcomplicating Leadership
Guest Post by Hank van der Merwe With all the models and frameworks out there I sometimes wonder if we have taken the simplicity out of leadership. We seem to have a knack of overcomplicating leadership to the point where it seems so complex that it’s out of most...
A Flawed Idea Well-Executed Does Not Fail Forward
I recently joined the board of directors of a mid-size company that had decided to drop a new business venture in which they had invested heavily. When I asked the board chair what went wrong, he said it was a well-executed project but a flawed idea. We have been told...
Lolly Daskal Podcast Interview – How to Embrace Your Greatness
Please join me for an inspiring and informative conversation as I talk with my friend and colleague Lolly Daskal, author of the bestselling book The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. During our 20-minute podcast, Lolly talked about: How...