“If you’re the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong – that’s healthy.” – Robert Townsend Ask most leaders about conflict in the organizations they lead and [...]
Last week I threw out some ideas that might be a first step towards creating a vision for your organization. Remember, that was just a beginning – you’d still want to think about things [...]
“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” – George Washington Carver Last week in this space we talked about “relentless vision” and the idea that one of your key responsibilities as a leader [...]
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” – Proverbs 29:18 We spend a lot of time on this blog talking about characteristics of great leaders. If you google “leadership [...]
“What must be done eventually should be done immediately.” – Jeremy Foley, University of Florida At various points in our lives, we all face major barriers that we have to overcome. It [...]
“All failure is failure to adapt; all success is successful adaptation.” – Max McKeown Look up “adaptability” in the dictionary and the definition you see is “the ability to change (or be [...]
I attended a seminar last week about reinvesting in manufacturing. One of the most interesting parts of the seminar was a panel discussion with a group of regional business leaders. A [...]
Last week I had a conversation with the owner of a very successful business that reminded me of dozens of conversations I’ve had in the past. We were talking about the owner’s future (he’s [...]
I’ve had the good fortune to watch this video twice in the past few weeks. It’s about 18 minutes long and absolutely worth your time. Think about what Simon said in the video. I’m [...]
One of the hot topics in our world today is innovation. Companies love to broadcast to the world that they are a leader in innovation. If you google “innovation” you end up with about [...]
