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.
January 28th, 2014 | Published in Event, Strategic Planning
This Sunday is Groundhog Day. It’s a custom begun in the 18th century among Pennsylvanians who brought this tradition from Germany: a groundhog that sees his shadow returns to his …
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January 21st, 2014 | Published in Leadership
I’m a big proponent of leading with questions, and my third book – That’s A Great Question – click for link – contains more than 500 thought-provoking questions I’ve assembled over …
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January 14th, 2014 | Published in Organization Health, Strategic Planning
Forty years ago this month, sweet little old Clara Peller became a worldwide cultural icon when, in a TV commercial for Wendy’s, she received a hamburger that was mostly bun …
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January 7th, 2014 | Published in Holiday, Strategic Planning
Happy New Year! And welcome to National Change Month, the time of the year when we get fired up about changing our lives. As you contemplate the changes you’ll commit …
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December 31st, 2013 | Published in Holiday, Strategic Planning
Today’s the end of 2013. Looking back, what accomplishment brought you the greatest sense of fulfillment? A CEO and I were chatting over a glass of wine when he shared …
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December 24th, 2013 | Published in Holiday
Father Harmuth and his four-legged companion Noel served as our daughter’s chaplains at the Episcopal School of Dallas (ESD). Earlier this year, The Reverend Canon Michael Harmuth celebrated his 50th …
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December 17th, 2013 | Published in Organization Health, Strategic Planning
Professional football teams have just two games to play in their regular season. A few teams will advance to the playoffs. Most will think back on another season squandered. Inside …
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December 10th, 2013 | Published in Strategic Planning
The leadership teams I work with run successful organizations. They are good at what they do and want to get better. When I lead strategic planning sessions, one of the …
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December 3rd, 2013 | Published in Accountability
Improve Your Performance This Christmas This holiday season, slow down to reflect on what really matters to you. Bring your thoughts, feelings and beliefs into focus to fulfill your purpose, …
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November 26th, 2013 | Published in Holiday
In two days, Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving. This year’s occasion is the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln declaring the last Thursday of November a national holiday, a proclamation made …
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November 19th, 2013 | Published in Event
As we reflect this week on the somber anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death, we’re reminded of his legacy. Regardless of what you think of the man or his policies, …
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November 12th, 2013 | Published in Customer Service
Janet and I were in Santa Fe with our friends Georgia and Tom Davis. While there, we enjoyed some great restaurant experiences and one notably bad one. These experiences are …
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November 5th, 2013 | Published in Organization Health, Strategic Planning
The following includes excerpts from Accountability: The Key to Driving a High-Performance Culture, Greg Bustin’s latest must-read book for leaders that will be published February 2014 by McGraw-Hill. There …
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October 29th, 2013 | Published in Strategic Planning
Halloween is in two days. Here are three sets of scary questions leaders should be prepared to answer from their team: Do we have the people on our team we …
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October 22nd, 2013 | Published in Leadership
“The measure of success,” said John Foster Dulles, “is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.” …
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October 15th, 2013 | Published in Strategic Planning
One hundred years ago this month the Panama Canal opened, making it possible for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Isthmus of Panama in half …
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October 9th, 2013 | Published in Branding
“The soul,” said Aristotle, “never thinks without a picture.” What’s more, we process images 30 to 60 times faster than words. How could you make better use of visuals inside …
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October 1st, 2013 | Published in Leadership
Deputy Barney Fife is keeping his usual vigilant watch on the peaceful streets of Mayberry when Gomer Pyle leaves the post office, climbs into his truck and makes an illegal …
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September 24th, 2013 | Published in Customer Service, Leadership, Organization Health
Mary Kay Ash launched her cosmetics business 50 years ago this month, using her life savings of $5,000 to start her company in a 500-square foot industrial storefront in Dallas. …
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September 17th, 2013 | Published in Leadership
School’s back in session, and most kids – from first graders to grad students – have already taken at least one test. Almost everything – in school, in business, in …
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