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.
September 6th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
Two events on the calendar are colliding. The first event is the 50th anniversary of George Carlin’s 1972 record and subsequent live performances of “Seven Words You Can Never Say on …
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August 2nd, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
In my book Accountability, the seventh of The Seven Pillars of Accountability is Evolving. The Seven Pillars are based on my research and interviews with leaders at several of Fortune …
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July 5th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Productivity
Summer is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. Wherever you are, I hope you’re finding time to unplug from work. That’s because the greater your responsibility, the greater the …
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June 7th, 2022 | Published in Leadership, Organization Health, Productivity, Strategic Planning
This article was first published in June 2012. It’s been updated due to its popularity and is being re-posted following our return from Portugal where I’m happy to report we …
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May 3rd, 2022 | Published in Leadership
Continuous learners can get lost in these books. For the fifth consecutive summer I’m sharing reading recommendations because my previous posts suggesting books have proven popular. Leaders are readers and …
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April 6th, 2022 | Published in Accountability
Accountability is one of the biggest year-round challenges business leaders face. It’s also one of the most misunderstood and misapplied factors in determining the success of an individual, team or …
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March 9th, 2022 | Published in Accountability, Leadership
Excerpted from Greg’s book How Leaders Decide: Inspiration, Insights and Wisdom from History’s Biggest Moments. In a few days, approximately 40% of the world’s population will “lose” an hour. People …
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February 9th, 2022 | Published in Leadership
This material was first published in February 2013. A companion blog—“The 6 Warning Signs of Bad Management”—was published in February 2020. Due to popular response, this material has been edited …
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January 5th, 2022 | Published in Leadership
This material was first published in November 2018. Due to popular response, this material has been edited and is being reposted. +++ To paraphrase Eleanor Roosevelt, a person is like …
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December 8th, 2021 | Published in Accountability
To set and accomplish fulfilling goals, we must be clear about the goals we want to achieve. I’m reminded it’s often more difficult to define our goals than it is …
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November 9th, 2021 | Published in Problem Solving
Start the New Year with Your Values, Goals and Relationships Aligned Peter Jackson—best known for directing the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy—will release a new docuseries about The Beatles November …
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October 5th, 2021 | Published in Productivity
What causes some teams to achieve remarkable results and others to flounder? When I’m invited to speak to groups of business leaders on the topic of accountability, I begin by …
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September 7th, 2021 | Published in Accountability, Strategic Planning
We’re entering the Season of Possibilities. It’s the time period between Labor Day and mid-December when effective executives assemble their senior leaders to begin focused discussions about their organization’s future. …
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August 5th, 2021 | Published in Accountability, Strategic Planning
What does everyone see yet doesn’t say? Even in well-run organizations it’s not uncommon for people to see things that need to be addressed yet remain reluctant to initiate a …
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June 18th, 2021 | Published in Accountability, Leadership
As Father’s Day approaches, take time to consider your father’s gifts to you Not tangible gifts. Gifts that materialize as character-building lessons, words of praise and encouragement, and guidance during …
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May 20th, 2021 | Published in Leadership
Continuous learners can get lost in these books. Here are my top leadership books for this summer: For the fourth straight summer I’m sharing reading recommendations because previous posts have …
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March 2nd, 2021 | Published in Accountability
ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS IN 2021: View my first ever FREE webinar centered around YOU and achieving YOUR goals. My free webinar on accountability in the workplace will help you: Sharpen …
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January 7th, 2021 | Published in Accountability, Holiday
It’s a New Year. Do you have an Accountability hangover? We’ve come to the end of the New Year’s first week,We’re already plugging performance-based leaks. The year may have changed …
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November 25th, 2020 | Published in Holiday, Leadership, Reputation
Dickens 150 Years Later “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness.” As we recognize …
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October 2nd, 2020 | Published in Leadership
How a 1959 TV Show Predicted 2020 Sixty-one years ago this week, Rod Serling introduced the first episode of The Twilight Zone. The show was a popular and critical success …
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