Few businesses are static. Nearly all of us deal daily with the challenges of changing priorities, competitive pressures, people, problems, margin pressures, and rules. Because of that, it is important to integrate flexibility into your leadership … [Read more...]
Why It’s Hard to Sustain A Great Sales Culture
Great top-line revenue organizations have sales-centric cultures that fire with full compression on five essential cylinders: Sourcing talent. Onboarding. Talent development. Reward & recognition. Strategic retention. Sourcing talent. Pro … [Read more...]
Oscar Predictions: 2012
Objectifying subjective things is always a challenge but Hollywood loves to dress up and do it. While 2011 was by all measures a blah year for the film industry, tomorrow several wonderful projects will be honored for well deserved … [Read more...]
Why Greece is in Trouble & What We Need to Learn
I just returned from Athens, Greece. I went over to coach financial services business executives. As usual when I work abroad, every trip is a life chapter unto itself. The timing of this one guaranteed that one the moment I stepped off the … [Read more...]
Why Some Feel Successful and Others Don’t
My coaching advice on sustaining happiness is always short, sweet, and dual-pronged: Until you're happy with who you are, you'll never be happy with what you have. Happiness is a place -- a conclusive state of mind -- and it is hard to feel … [Read more...]
Why Misconceptions Occur: 11 Reasons & One Remedy
One of my backbone principles in executive coaching stresses the importance of getting two things in alignment: the head and the heart. I tell my executives, "It all works from the inside out. Until you're happy with who you are, you'll never be … [Read more...]
Why Being Nice Matters: One Man’s Tribute to Angelo Dundee
I first met Angelo Dundee in 1977. I last saw him in Florida the day before Thanksgiving. I drove my wife and daughter to Clearwater to meet Angelo and a friend. The five of us had breakfast. Angelo was a man who filled my soul with all good things. … [Read more...]