One irony/observation is that when things are going well, people aren’t as open to being great men and women and building great organizations or as likely to notice greatness in others as when things are tough… So what? How do you act on this insight? Stay focused on long-term decision making and help your clients do the […]
We are spiritual beings (heart/y-axis, see below) having a human experience (mind/x-axis)… We have to be both to achieve excellence. If you want to achieve excellence and reach the upper right quadrant, you can’t do it without God. You can reach higher with God than without. I’m not prescribing ‘how’ to achieve excellence here, I’m […]
I recently read an article by Henry DeVries on 2020 Marketing Trends and here is the second of my two opinions on these trends. Clients want 1. you as a leader with high integrity and 2. YOUR clients to help them be great. CLIENTS WANT YOUR CLIENTS TO HELP THEM BE GREAT Clients crave community […]
How many times have you seen the Christmas classic, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with Jimmy Stewart playing the main character – George Bailey? Why does this movie endure?… IT’S A WAKE-UP CALL. It’s a call to excellence. A result of achieving excellence is being happy today, at this moment and every moment thereafter. Excellence? You’ve […]
The best leaders have the most integrity. Integrity attracts others. What does it look like to achieve integrity? You’re the same person in every domain of your life, especially when things are not going well. What’s the result? The result of integrity is consistency, credibility, and referability. Do you live your life as if the […]
Quality growth drives culture before culture can propel quality growth. Quality growth is fueled by great strategy execution. Great Strategy Execution time is scheduled in your calendar weekly.
Have you sat-down to do the planning and determine the costs? Before you start construction you need to figure-out if you have the resources to finish. 1. Are your priorities in the order needed to be on-purpose? In all domains of your life, not just business? 2. Are your relationships in the order needed to […]
I was at ‘meet the teacher night’ last week for the start of the new school year and this is what I saw in the classroom: The teacher helped the students capture the culture for the class. The red words are how the students will treat the teacher, the green is how the teacher will […]
If you want something to improve, you have to do something to improve it. I have a friend who wanted to improve his relationship with his wife. You know what he did? He started taking his wife on a date every Monday night. They haven’t missed a date night in 14 years and they have […]
A goal that excites my school-age children is a dream season and winning a trophy. It soon fades, and they ask, what’s next? WHAT’S A GOAL AN ORGANIZATION COMMONLY CHOOSES? Since most organizations live in quadrant 3 or the lower right of the Business Excellence 2×2, it’s SOMETHING THAT MOVES THEM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT […]
