‘Successful business people stand on ground that is crumbling beneath their feet’ – Joseph Schumpeter Like you, I’ve encountered this quote several times over the years and I don’t think I really ever understood what it meant. For some reason, I paused when I saw it this week and gave it some thought. What does […]
Why is it, that we give great, usable feedback (I think) and don’t ask for it enough ourselves? This week I received some feedback from a colleague on messaging for the authenticleadershipfoundation.org I recently formed with a group of colleagues. After making changes using their feedback, I thought to myself, how come I haven’t asked […]
Fly 1 Segment, Earn Companion Pass Today only you can register for SWA’s companion pass promo, book a flight today, and fly by 11/15 to receive a companion pass for January-February 2021. I know you can throw rocks at what I’m about to type, but this is an example of being successful, but not satisfied. […]
I’ve spoken with dozens of business leaders over the last few months and these are the top 3 new habits that they’re making permanent in their lives. What would be the results of making these 3 new habits permanent? 1. Eating dinner together more times each week as a family. 2. Praying more times and reading […]
I’m challenging you to adopt this greater purpose with me: – Business leaders at the service of mankind will save the world…. Second, I’m challenging you to adopt these ideals: – Leadership is virtuous or it’s not leadership. – Strategy isn’t strategy unless most others wouldn’t do it. Strategy is meant to create distinction. (see the […]
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 […]
