Recently on LinkedIn I posed three questions that resulted in some very interesting conversations. Here they are: An executive is only a leader if people choose to follow. How can you tell whether people are following or just doing their job? Everyone says leadership is important, but why does it make a difference? If an [...]
Executive Effectiveness: Becoming Highly Productive
February 29, 2012 By 3 Comments
For an executive to be highly effective, they need to become highly productive. In addition, how they attain high productivity is as important as the productivity itself. High productivity is essential for executives because it serves three important purposes. The first, most obvious, is that it enables us to get our work done. No small [...]
Executive Blind Spots
November 16, 2011 By 4 Comments
We all have patterns, habits, and beliefs that limit us. The challenge is that we generally can’t see how those thought-patterns and beliefs hold us back and what we can’t see tends to sabotage our efforts. Blind spots can severely impact an executive’s strategic vision, their course of action, and their rate of success. They [...]
Business Strategy: The Experience
May 13, 2011 By 15 Comments
This past weekend I was in Phoenix, AZ attending the wedding of one of my daughters. It was a wonderful occasion and needless to say, the bride was beautiful! One evening I was outside enjoying a cigar on the patio of the resort hotel. The weather was beautiful and the atmosphere was vibrant with relaxed [...]
Developing People ~ A Key to Eliciting Excellence
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There is tremendous opportunity and satisfaction as a leader in developing others. By effectively developing the people around us, we elicit excellence in a number of impactful and far-reaching ways. Developing others is an important function of effective leadership. The first benefit, obviously, is to the person being developed. When we help someone expand their [...]
Eliciting Excellence Leadership Summit
October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Just wanted to let everyone know about the Eliciting Excellence Leadership Summit starting October 11. I’ve researched literally hundreds of experts from around the world to bring you fresh, practical ideas to help enhance your leadership effectiveness. Attendance to the Summit is FREE and you can listen to the programs online. By attending this virtual [...]
Don’t Bother Setting Goals
March 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
Don’t bother setting goals. It’s a waste of time. Let me explain why I feel this way about goals and then offer a better alternative. See if this scenario sounds familiar…
Stop Trying to Be Normal
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Stop trying to be normal. It undermines your success and keeps you in a state of mediocrity. It’s an interesting phenomenon.
Manage Stress to Boost Productivity
October 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We live in a time when it seems like we’re regularly put into situations that cause us stress. Sometimes we feel a little stress for a short time and sometimes we feel a lot of stress for a long time. The fact is that when we feel stress, especially for extended periods of time, not [...]
On the Importance of Gratitude
May 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There are very few things more influential in our success than the practice of being grateful – having an attitude of gratitude. It affects our perspective, our energy, our ability to see the good, and our effectiveness at creating the future we want. Being grateful means enjoying and being appreciative of the things we have [...]
