Leaders are paid to make the important decisions. They need to ensure that the organization’s decision making process is fact-based and inclusive otherwise it just becomes a battle of opinions. and , when it comes to opinions, the person with the most power typically wins.
Success Still Requires Focused Effort “Success usually isn’t determined by who has access to the best tools. It’s determined by who uses those tools with the greatest discipline.” We are…
The Wisdom to Stop: Knowing When to Pull the Plug on a Business Initiative Not long ago, I was facilitating an issue-processing session with a group of CEOs when one…
Most organizations don’t fail because they run out of opportunity. They fail because they lose discipline. That’s preventable.…
Good to Great by Jim Collins Jim Collins’ Good to Great is one of the most useful business…
Built to Last is not really a book about success. It is a book about endurance. Jim Collins…
Introduction – The Alchemist The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a timeless philosophical novel that explores purpose, ambition,…
Have you ever wondered what truly makes a great leader? This TEDx talk by Reece Kurtenbach shares a…
Ole Carlson is pushing one core idea: the real work of leadership happens beneath the surface—beneath the title,…
Kraig Kramers built the original CEO Tools from real-world leadership experience—focusing on practical systems that drive clarity and…
Have you ever found yourself stuck, unable to see a clear path forward? In this TEDx talk, Philip…
In a noisy business culture filled with hacks, frameworks, and personal branding, Bennis sounds different. He is less…
A Workshop Presentation for Business Leaders Ready to Break the Cycle Too many business leaders are stuck in…
Beyond Instinct: A Framework for Evaluating Business Opportunities with Precision Business ventures fail at alarming rates—not because entrepreneurs…
The Business Acquisition Screening Criteria turns acquisition talk into a repeatable decision process. It helps teams focus on…
The Leadership Wheel Presentation A complete, real-world model for leading well and living well. Great leadership isn’t one…
We are all earning our business stripes these days. There is considerable economic uncertainty. It's challenging to make…
The best leaders encourage dissent through rigorous dialogue and debate. They care less about who’s right and more…
Several years ago, a colleague’s comments encouraged me to revisit the book, The Road Less Traveled, by M.…
If you are a CEO, the time to lead is now! It is a fact of life that…
Five Stages of Decline: Hubris Born of Success Undisciplined Pursuit of More Denial of Risk and Peril Grasping…
Please click on this link for the Time Really is Money Book Summary Chapter 1 – Introduction: “…most…
Introduction “Productivity isn’t about working more or sweating harder.” “…productivity is about making certain choices in certain ways.…
Please click on this link for The Thinking Life Book Summary Introduction: “It is bizarre how many of…
Introduction Lincoln stood for all that was right, honest, and self-evident. The foundation of Abraham Lincoln‘s leadership style…
Please click on this link for the Beneath the Armor Book Summary Introduction: “There are new frontiers for…
M. Scott Peck had a significant impact on me many years ago. I often look back to the…
I encourage you never to get comfortable with non-performance. It becomes too easy to rationalize why things didn’t…
Leadership is rarely about doing what is easy. If the decision ends up at your desk, it means…
Even though all waves do crash to shore, most of the water still returns to the ocean to…
Whereas business is easily quantifiable in terms of financial success, measuring the impact of a life is more…
I’ve always believed that if you want to know who a person really is, give them money and…
Hiring management talent is both a science and an art. Take your time to do it right. Engage…
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