An employee progressed from good to great, from average to high-performing, and from contributor to catalyst not by: …participating in a professional development program, …joining a leadership training class, …or learning a new software tool….
Posts TaggedCulture
Analysis Paralysis
The allure of ‘just one more thing’—another detail, another opinion—can be paralyzing. Planning who does what may offer clarity, but eventually, you must act. Take the initiative. Present your idea. Real-world feedback is invaluable and…
Interdependent and Independent
Guiding and mentoring the next generation of leaders becomes easier when you take their context into account. {The old rules don’t seem to be relevant} They possess unparalleled access to information, can disseminate it rapidly…
Overcoming Business Stagnation
Most companies aren’t set up for growth. They know how to get the job done, but nurturing work beyond what comes in organically can be a challenge. The biggest problems: Lack of time, underdeveloped people…
Your Elevator Pitch
What are you telling other people? In other words, what do you tell them that you do? A good exercise to help executives or staff get clear on their role within a company is to…
Get Busy Living
“I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.” This is what Andy Dufresne said to Red in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). People have a choice in…