If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance …
Management
The Right Hiring Process
Hiring the right people is important. In our current environment, it could be argued that it’s never been more important. Yet for how important it is, I find …
The Development Pipeline
Effective leadership cultures are produced intentionally, evidenced by a “pipeline” method for creating and developing leaders. There are four stages, or …
The Focus of Leadership
In November of 2019, I spoke to a gathering of business leaders on the topic of The Four Essentials of Business. This is the fourth blog post that I’ve …
What Culture Is And Is Not!
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 …
The Benefits of StratOp Planning
For the last few years, I’ve been working with companies and non-profit organizations on installing strategic and operating systems that lead to growth and …
So You Want to Be a Leader?
The following is an ancient story that teaches us that leadership is not always what it seems. So, be careful what you wish for... There was once a king …
Advice from a CEO
A client of mine, a CFO of a mid-sized company recently met with the CEO at a complimentary company to gain some perspective on their industry. This particular …
Why StratOp?
In the last few months, many have been asking me about the benefits of StratOp, the strategic and operational planning process I facilitate. Instead of …
Umpiring and Leadership
A few weeks ago, I spent a weekend umpiring a baseball tournament for 9 and 10 year olds. For two days, it was baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and...well, I don’t …