7 Tips For Sharing Your Vision With Your Team
The head of HR explained to me, “My team provides great customer service. Whatever a business leader asks for, they knock themselves out to provide it quickly and with quality. “But I think we need to change to a consultative approach. When we get a request, we should...
Following the Lead of the Launch
This post is Part II. Part I: The Real Success Was Something I Hadn't Expected reflects the events and learnings from the first week of the launch of my book Full Steam Ahead! xxxxxx It's Saturday morning after a very busy book launch week. Finally I have time to...
The Real Success Was Something I Hadn’t Expected
May 2 was the official launch date for the 2nd edition of my book Full Steam Ahead. Although authors often invest in a comprehensive, intensive multi-media campaign for a new book, they rarely do this for a 2nd edition, especially when the first edition has already...
Who Can Be Your Mentor? Test Your Assumptions.
Last week I launched the 2nd edition of my book Full Steam Ahead! using Twitter as the primary platform. It seemed obvious that my next blog should be on what I had learned and experienced. However, I am still processing the experience and couldn't condense my...
I Think We Have a Vision. It Must Be Around Here Somewhere.
Does your organization have a vision? If you answered, "I don't know" or "We do, but I'm not sure what it is," don't feel alone - you are in the majority. Although many organizations have a vision statement, often it’s filed away somewhere or framed on the wall...
No More P Words, Please
Many years ago while working with the officers of a successful Fortune 500 company, during a break in a strategy session, Dan, the president requested of me half-jokingly, “no more ‘p’ words, Jesse.” I had never heard that term before. “What are ‘p’ words?” I asked....
A Mosaic of Musings on Vision and Leadership
Now that I’ve been blogging for a couple of months, I decided to try an experiment: to list some of my favorite statements from my articles and books, and instead of discussing them, let them speak for themselves. You might think they don’t make any sense out of...
6 Guidelines to Create a Personal Vision For the Life You Really Want
Why hasn’t my life turned out the way I planned? Twice in one week I heard this exact same question. Both times I was surprised because each woman seemed quite accomplished. Michelle's warm personality and infectious laugh attracts a lot of friends. She has a loving...
5 Tips to Ensure Your Values Unify Your Team, Not Divide It
It was quite a blow-up. Laura and Will each accused the other of violating one of the team’s core values - integrity. They each felt they had honored the value and the other person had disregarded it. People sure get mad when they feel someone has trampled on their...
Time for Spring Cleaning: Clean Up Your Values
It’s springtime in New England. The trees are beginning to bud and soon it will be time for my teenage son to start mowing the lawn again. I need to find a new tree service company. I fired my old one last summer. My son mows our lawn every week. The tree service...
Are You Taking Your Team to the Moon? What’s Next?
The year was 1961. President Kennedy announced the United States would land a man on the moon and return him safely before the end of the decade. He painted an audacious picture, considering NASA had not yet invented the necessary technology. Ten years later, through...
Creating an Online Community
Creating an Online Community What happens when you care deeply about something and have knowledge that can help others? Many people write a book on the topic, hoping to extend their reach. What happens when you want to go beyond the reach of your book? You can start...