In a world of complexity, the solution is almost always simplicity. As leaders, our natural tendency is to make things more complicated. Why? For a number of reasons but the most common ones are Because from our vantage point, we see all the moving parts. And since in...
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Why You Can’t Just Be a Leader
The primary hindrance to the growth of any business is always the senior leader of that business (you can read my post on “Are You the Bottleneck?” for more on that point) because no business (or organization) can consistently perform at a level beyond the capacity of...
read more5 Questions to Ask Before You Say Anything to Anyone
How many times have you said something to someone (maybe a staff member or a customer or a vendor) and then thought, “I shouldn’t have said that. I wish I could take it back?” “How could you be so stupid” “What were you thinking?” “A monkey could do a better job than...
read moreWhy You Have to Over-Communicate With Your Staff
Several times recently, in different conversations with different clients (and friends), I’ve made the same comment that I think you’ll want to remember and possibly put up on your wall so you never forget. “In the absence of information, most people fill in the...
read moreHow to Get Everyone on Your Team Rowing in the Same Direction
Ever get frustrated with your employees/staff because they’re not all on the same page? Chances are you have—in fact, every leader I’ve ever met has felt that way at one time or another. So, here’s my question for you, who’s fault is that? Now, I ask that question,...
read moreAre Small Errors in Judgment Holding You Back?
Last weekend, on my way back from helping my eldest daughter move into her new home, I was listening to an old Jim Rohn cassette tape (yes, you read that correctly) when Jim reminded me of this critical principle that it’s usually not the big things in life that take...
read moreAre You An Enabling Leader?
I was leading a leadership training session this morning on the eight key practices of exceptional leaders. One of the eight is that exceptional leaders, “Solve Problems and Raise Standards.” The former is remedial and the later, progressive—one fixes what’s broken...
read moreThe Number One Secret to Creating a Fast Growth Culture
If you could pick one thing that would accelerate the speed of growth for your business or organization, what would that one thing be? Or to put it another way, if you had to narrow everything you know about business and growth down to one thing, what would that one...
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