In this executive leadership blog, I invite you to tap into my years of experience that has been honed as a CEO and through my work today on the front-lines of business. As a sought-after executive coach, keynote speaker, strategic planning advisor and workshop facilitator, my insights and enthusiasm in this executive leadership blog will inspire you to improve your performance and future.
From leadership to accountability to strategic planning, this executive leadership blog is intended to guide and inform your decision-making, whether a current leader or an aspiring one.
June 24th, 2014 | Published in Strategic Planning
Why do plans fail? We’re nearing the year’s midpoint. How’s your performance? Take these two actions in the next two weeks to increase the odds you’ll finish the year strong. First, …
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June 17th, 2014 | Published in Strategic Planning
Most of us are so busy doing our own thing – meeting deadlines, completing projects, hitting the numbers – that we sometimes fail to consider problems and opportunities from the …
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June 10th, 2014 | Published in Event
Today would’ve been my father’s 87th birthday. Here’s the best piece of advice he ever gave me, the best advice I ever got: “Do what you love doing with people …
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May 27th, 2014 | Published in Leadership
Human beings crave communication. Knowing this, we still miss the mark. Recently, a not-for-profit organization announced the resignation of a popular leader. For some, the move was expected and the …
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May 20th, 2014 | Published in Strategic Planning
Summer’s here. Trees are branching out, flowers are in bloom, and the bees are back. We’ve said before that you must cultivate your workplace culture – your work environment – as …
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May 13th, 2014 | Published in Organization Health
The NBA playoffs are in full swing. A few seasons ago, the NBA asked “Where will amazing happen this year?” The league was talking about on-the-court action. This year, amazing …
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May 6th, 2014 | Published in Strategic Planning
The month of May is a time to celebrate graduations. And a time for all of us to think. This excerpt is from Barbara Kingsolver’s commencement address to the 2008 …
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April 29th, 2014 | Published in Organization Health
Leaders often describe their organization as “agile,” “nimble,” “responsive.” But if an organization’s culture is the sum of its behavior, few of your employees are as lively and quick as …
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April 22nd, 2014 | Published in Event, Strategic Planning
There are two big sports seasons in Texas: football and spring football. Last Saturday, the University of Texas played its annual Orange-White scrimmage. New head coach Charlie Strong made three …
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April 15th, 2014 | Published in Leadership
In Shakespeare’s Henry IV, the title character finds himself worn out by his duties as king and jealous of his “poorest subjects [who] are at this hour asleep!” Poor King …
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April 8th, 2014 | Published in Strategic Planning
March Madness is over. So is the first quarter of 2014. What’s your score? My survey of 6,000 executives worldwide shows that most organizations do a poor job of tracking performance. …
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April 4th, 2014 | Published in Strategic Planning
This post was first published in 2014, and is being re-posted due to popular response at the time. It’s a busy time of year. If your fiscal year ends Dec. …
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April 1st, 2014 | Published in Accountability
The Seven Pillars of Accountability Whether big, small, or in between, high-performing organizations share seven distinct characteristics that I call the Seven Pillars of Accountability: Character Unity Learning Tracking Urgency …
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March 18th, 2014 | Published in Organization Health
Your organization’s culture is the sum of your collective behavior. How things get done – or don’t get done – is what makes your workplace environment unique. Do you have …
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March 11th, 2014 | Published in Accountability
High-performing organizations drive accountability through a set of principles and practices that are simple to say and hard to do. I call these principles The Seven Pillars of Accountability: Character …
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March 4th, 2014 | Published in Accountability
Year after year, accountability tops the charts of issues executives say they want to improve. Based on hundreds of engagements and data I have collected over the years from more …
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February 25th, 2014 | Published in Accountability, Leadership
Leaders are problem-solvers. One problem some leaders have difficulty solving is the problem of getting those who work for them to think for themselves. A CEO was sharing with me …
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February 18th, 2014 | Published in Event, Social Media
Hard to believe that Facebook was launched 10 years ago this month. It feels as though social media has been with us longer than that. Perhaps it’s the realization that …
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February 11th, 2014 | Published in Event
Fifty years ago Sunday, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. If they had flopped, their performance would have been forgotten. But of course they didn’t. News accounts of …
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February 1st, 2014 | Published in Accountability
Two films – “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Lone Survivor” – provide moviegoers with insight into the elite combat units of the U.S. Navy SEALs. The SEALs – Sea, Air, Land …
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