Team building is a critical success skill for business owners and leaders. No matter how good they are, there is only so much of an impact one person can have on an organization, especially as it grows. I am confident that a group of focused, committed, and technically competent individuals will regularly outperform any gifted individual contributor. However, harnessing and effectively leveraging the skills of a group of individual contributors is hard work. If it were easy everyone could do it and organizations would function much better.
“A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success.” – Steve Maraboli One of the greatest challenges in leadership—especially for small business owners and entrepreneurs—is the constant battle to balance priorities. With so many demands pulling you in different directions, it’s easy to lose sight of your primary responsibilities and, even
Throughout my journey as a leader, business coach, teacher, and mentor, I’ve come to realize that leadership isn’t a final destination—it’s a continuous process of growth and self-discovery. I’m sharing this blog to delve deeper into a framework I’ve developed to help leaders enhance their personal effectiveness: the Leadership Wheel. This tool has been instrumental
In today’s fast-paced business environment, where trust and credibility are pillars of success, financial transparency is becoming a critical lever for success, not just an obligation to the IRS or your bank. As a business owner or CEO, you understand the importance of making informed decisions, nurturing stakeholder relationships, and fostering a culture of accountability
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Read Ed's Book SummaryView the BookPlease click on this link for The Four Disciplines of Execution Book Summary. For fans of Good to Great and The First 90 Days, The Four Disciplines of Execution is the book “every leader should read” (Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School, and author of The Innovator’s Dilemma) for creating lasting organizational change. A #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller with more than 500,000 […]
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Read Book BriefingView the BookWork relationships can be hard. The stress of dealing with difficult people dampens our creativity and productivity, degrades our ability to think clearly and make sound decisions, and causes us to disengage. We might lie awake at night worrying, withdraw from work, or react in ways we later regret—rolling our eyes in a meeting, snapping […]
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Book ReviewsView the BookAmidst the deluge of advice for businesspeople, there lies an overlooked tool, a key to thriving in today’s fast-paced, unpredictable environment: improvisation. In Getting to “Yes And” veteran improv performer, university professor, CEO, and consultant Bob Kulhan unpacks a form of mental agility with powers far beyond the entertainment value of comedy troupes. Drawing on principles from […]
Read moreWhen our society talks about leaders, we focus on formal roles, such as the CEO. This view undervalues the role of informal leaders—team members who influence outcomes by the tone they set, how they conduct themselves, and how they interact with their peers. Their job title doesn’t include the word “manager,” but they play an […]
Read moreThe most successful executive teams can achieve outsized outcomes, but they can also be challenging to manage and be a part of. The author, a psychologist who has worked with executive teams for over 20 years, explains what sets the best teams apart — their members’ raw capacity, the scale of their aspiration and achievement, […]
Read moreIn a complex, fast-changing world, leadership teams are facing challenges that are bigger than ever while trying to reach goals that are sometimes seemingly at odds. A super leadership team must: Guide the organization’s transformation while ensuring near-term performance. Shift from being a group of individual “superheroes” championing their own domains to putting the enterprise […]
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View moreIn this segment, Cameron Herold delivers a Ten Minute Talk™ on The Genius Network on creating and implementing a Vivid Vision. Cameron’s built a dynamic consultancy- his current clients include a ‘Big 4’ wireless carrier and a monarchy. What do his clients say they like most about him? He isn’t a theory guy- they like […]
Patrick Lencioni thinks it is time to change the way we prepare people for success. Drawing from his book, The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni makes the compelling case that the key to success in an increasingly team-oriented world is being humble, hungry and smart. Whether you’re a CEO or a 7th grader, focusing on these […]
Please click on this link for the High Performance – Lessons From The Best on Becoming Your Best Book Summary SECTION 1 – HIGH-PERFORMANCE MINDSET Lesson 1: Take Responsibility He (Albert Badura) speculated that when people don’t believe they have what it takes to complete a task successfully, they would see little point in […]
Read morePlease click on this link for the On Leadership and Business Parts 1 and 2 Book Summary. “Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” —William Shakespeare Part One: Leadership Traits There is no such thing as passive leadership. Leaders lead! It […]
Read morePlease click on this link for The One Thing Book Summary. Chapter 1: The ONE Thing “What’s the ONE Thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary?” “Where I’d had huge success, I had narrowed my concentration to one thing, and where my success […]
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