I’ve led more than 250 strategic planning sessions. While each planning session is different, I’ve seen firsthand that companies wrestle with performance issues in similar ways. Exceptional companies succeed by following …

In a few days, nearly half the world will “spring forward” into daylight saving time, losing an hour in their day. We each can lose more than an hour each …

How will we stay ahead of the pack? On a chilly, overcast February day in Mainz, Germany, a middle-aged inventor wondered to himself if his career had finally taken a …

How Great Leaders Decide What was your best decision of 2022? How did you make it? What was your worst decision of 2022? How did you make it? When asked …

What Matters Most to You? Twelve years ago, I posted a blog entitled “A Time to Reflect” and the response was gratifying. Twelve more days and 2022 will be in the books. …

How Many Lives Have You Truly Touched? By now, the storyline of It’s a Wonderful Life is familiar. But how many of these historical facts from the 1946 Christmas classic do you …

Planning Season is Scary for Some Twelve years ago the first edition of That’s A Great Question was published. During the pandemic, I updated the book, providing more guidance on asking great …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …