August 31st, 2010 | Published in Event, Leadership
On October 8, 2007, future Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells unveiled to a national audience, tuned in to watch the Dallas Cowboys play the Buffalo Bills, a list of …
READ MORE
August 7th, 2010 | Published in Customer Service, Leadership, Organization Health, Problem Solving
In the 1960s, 70 million children from the post-war baby boom became teenagers and young adults. Concurrent with this phenomenon – or perhaps because of it – cultural change accelerated …
READ MORE
June 30th, 2010 | Published in Leadership
Americans celebrate our freedom from tyranny in the month of July. As we begin the second half of the year, it struck me that our personal and professional effectiveness for …
READ MORE
June 2nd, 2010 | Published in Leadership
In the consulting firm I founded and led, we had the privilege of working with leaders at dozens of large, highly respected companies, including Avery Dennison, Burger King, Ericsson, Nextel, …
READ MORE
April 26th, 2010 | Published in Leadership
May 1 is the annual meeting – dubbed Woodstock for Capitalists – for shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, the company led by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. The following excerpts from …
READ MORE
April 6th, 2010 | Published in Leadership
Just 24 months ago, most companies around the world were having good years. I saw this first-hand as I spoke to groups of executives in the Netherlands, Canada and throughout …
READ MORE
February 13th, 2010 | Published in Leadership
Last month, I spoke to six groups of CEOs and their key executives in Atlanta, Georgia, Lexington, Kentucky, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Richmond, Virginia. These leaders are members of Vistage …
READ MORE
Learn More
To dive even deeper into the topic of accountability, I invite you to purchase a copy of my bestselling book, “Accountability: The Key to Driving a High-Performance Culture.”
Business schools teach case studies. Hollywood blockbusters are inspired by true events.
Exceptional leaders are students of history. Decision-making comes with the territory.