Last month, I began a four-part series on The Four Essentials of Business. This series is based on a talk I gave by the same name. Last month, I wrote about …
Who Are We?
Last November, I was asked to speak about the Four Essentials of Business, a framework for building a successful organization. Over the next few months, I'm …
How Well Do You Know Your Team?
1997 research by McKinsey and a 2001 book, The War for Talent gave rise to the concept of "Talent Management", the recruiting, developing and managing of the …
Time to Reflect
“It’s not the experience that brings transformation, it’s our reflection upon our experience.” - Jan Johnson Well, it’s the first week back after the …
A Guide to Better Conversations
I find that so much of my coaching focuses on having the right conversations, and helping my clients to learn how to have effective conversations as well. Too …
Make Your Customer the Hero
Given my 20+ year history as a marketing consultant, I’m often asked for marketing advice. One of the recurring issues I deal with is proper positioning of a …
Invitation and Challenge
The most productive relationships are a balanced blend of invitation and challenge. Leaders who understand this know how to both invite people into …
The Enneagram
The Enneagram. Have you heard of it? Maybe you have and maybe you haven’t. If not, at some point you will. And the reason is because more and more leaders are …
9 Principles for Effective Strategic Planning
I hate to be Johnny Rain-Cloud, but summer is more than half over. Labor Day, football season and cooler temps are right around the corner. For organizations, …
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A Simple Framework for Leadership Development
I listen to a weekly podcast by Dave Stachowiak, the founder and host of Coaching for Leaders. Each week at the beginning of the podcast, Stachowiak says, …
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