Leadership Blog
Here’s What You Need to Do Now to Get the Right Things Done
Entrepreneurs and CEOs are busy people. Too busy. Many are focused on too many priorities, or they are micro-managing their direct reports. They look downward at the organization rather than outward where the true value of their organization lies. As a result, the...
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Who Packed Your Chute? 3 Questions Entrepreneurial Leaders Must Nail or the Chute Won’t Open!
The unrelenting drone of the skydiving company's Cessna Caravan and a tightly secured helmet make it difficult to hear inside the plane as the pilot steadily climbs to the afternoon's jump altitude. It's your second jump, the first where you're not safely tethered to...
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What Moldy Oranges Can Teach You About People and Company Culture
I love to eat oranges. And that's why I never think twice about buying them by the bagful. Just a few weeks ago I picked up another bag of fresh oranges. Upon getting home, I quickly downed a couple and threw the remaining bag into the pantry. The next morning...
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Are You a Leader Who Eats Wormy Apples?
Have you ever picked apples at an apple orchard? Trees burgeoning with plump, perfectly shaped apples, ripe for the picking. Growing up in California, we had such a prolific tree in the backyard of our house. During August and early September Mom would send me out to...
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It’s Not About Employee Engagement; it’s About Boss Engagement!
Beginning in the 1990s, the buzzword employee engagement began to take root in companies throughout the U.S. The theory held that engaged workforces produced better business results compared to companies without engaged employees. Overnight, an entire industry of...
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