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.
April 28th, 2015 | Published in Accountability
In his poem, “Mending Wall” four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost paints a word picture of two neighbors who meet during “spring mending-time” to restack rocks on the stone wall …
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April 21st, 2015 | Published in Strategic Planning
With Spring in full bloom nearly one-third of the year completed, it’s an opportune time for you to tend the garden you call your business and consider taking this action: …
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April 14th, 2015 | Published in Accountability
At a private workshop I was conducting, I asked this question: “When something doesn’t get done that’s supposed to get done, who owns that?” “We all do,” came the reply. …
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April 7th, 2015 | Published in Conflict Resolution
Two days from now marks the 150th anniversary of the end of North America’s bloodiest war that pitted countryman against countryman and, occasionally, brother against brother. On April 9, 1865, …
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March 31st, 2015 | Published in Leadership
The Final Four is approaching and even though UCLA was defeated in the Sweet 16 round, it’s appropriate to recall former UCLA coach John Wooden’s thoughts on leadership. The school’s …
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March 24th, 2015 | Published in Accountability
The current issue of Fortune magazine lists 50 of the world’s most admired companies. Once again The Coca-Cola Company is among the global high-performers. The distinctive packaging design for the …
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March 17th, 2015 | Published in Event
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not Irish (I’m German on my mother’s side, Scotch on my father’s side), but our family visited Ireland and loved the people, the sights and …
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March 10th, 2015 | Published in Conflict Resolution
Last week Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced live elephants will no longer be included in circus performances starting in 2018. The company called the decision “unprecedented” and in …
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March 3rd, 2015 | Published in Accountability
My work with leaders and my research for my book Accountability confirms the difference between average performance and exceptional performance is rarely a matter of strategy but rather the tone …
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February 24th, 2015 | Published in Conflict Resolution
This past weekend my wife and I cleaned out our daughter’s bedroom. Jordan moved to Chicago last summer and now works in advertising at Leo Burnett. Jordan’s room hasn’t been …
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February 17th, 2015 | Published in Leadership
Next week is the 35th anniversary of the United States Olympic hockey team’s defeat of the Soviet Union hockey team. It was an unlikely victory that came be known as …
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February 10th, 2015 | Published in Organization Health
Studies show most people make resolutions around weight (losing it) and money (saving it). We also know that by now – just 40 days into the New Year – one …
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February 3rd, 2015 | Published in Leadership
I spend virtually all of my time around leaders. I facilitate strategic planning sessions for them, I coach them, I speak to them in workshops and keynote addresses, break bread …
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January 27th, 2015 | Published in Accountability
Most of us know the New England Patriots are suspected of deflating game balls used by their team in the AFC Championship game, thereby making the ball easier to throw …
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January 20th, 2015 | Published in Accountability
Leaders throughout the world voted in December for the “Best and Worst in Accountability” of 2014 in the Bustin & Co. Accountability Appraisal. Voters completing the survey had an opportunity …
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January 13th, 2015 | Published in Conflict Resolution
Earlier this month, Susan Hawk was sworn in as the first female District Attorney in the history of Dallas County. She encouraged her staff of lawyers, investigators and administrators not …
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January 6th, 2015 | Published in Strategic Planning
Happy New Year! Are you focused on moving from being successful to leaving a legacy of significance? Download for free this one-page personal goal-setting exercise – the 7Fs. The exercise …
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December 30th, 2014 | Published in Accountability
Today is Rudyard Kipling’s birthday. Kipling was born in 1865 and is the author of The Jungle Book (made into a Disney movie), “The Man Who Would Be King” (made …
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December 23rd, 2014 | Published in Leadership
With Christmas days away, this short story by an unknown author reminds us that love is more powerful than judgment. A church member who previously attended services regularly stopped going. …
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December 16th, 2014 | Published in Accountability
Voting closes on December 26th on the Best and Worst in Accountability in 2014. Vote today for the Best among five candidates and the Worst among five candidates. By voting, …
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