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The renowned leadership expert Warren Bennis said that the best leaders lead themselves. In his seminal book on leadership, “On Becoming a Leader”, he described the process through which leaders understand themselves and ultimately lead themselves most effectively. I have seen the importance of le...
Yesterday morning, the game of golf changed forever. For decades, the PGA Tour has been the world’s premier professional golf league. In 2021, Greg Norman announced the formation of a competitor – LIV Golf Enterprises (Hamel, 2023). The organization is backed by the Public Investment Fund, which o...
Key Takeaways Leaders can feel stress if they’re trying to solve a problem with more than one right answer using an ‘either/or’ approach. Leveraging the power of ‘And’ might lead to better results. Dr. Barry Johnson’s “Polarity Map” provides leaders with a valuable tool to manage that approach. Our ...
Key Takeaways Understand the Keystone concept of survival Analyze and identify your greatest value Identify the optimal business ecosystem for your skill set I have always been intrigued by the lessons of nature. Many of the most effective and successful product ideas we have are the result of nothi...
In our book “The Mentor Leader,” Tony Dungy and I walk through seven “E’s” that are implemented by a “mentor leader,” which we define as a leader striving to create leaders and sustainable leadership. I was approached by an attendee after a recent corporate keynote address I gave who asked the reaso...
Key takeaways: Recognize endemic doesn’t mean non-serious or “back to the way it was.” Remain thoughtful, flexible, and measured. Take time to build consensus with employees. Develop change management approaches that reflect the temperature, fatigue, and emotional overload of your staff. As ...
Key Takeaways: Some leaders who are the recipients of venting subsequently release the negative emotions by mistreating their subordinates Other leaders, who take into account details of what they are hearing, like merit and other content, neither experience those negative emotions nor mistreat othe...
On October 2, the U.S. nuclear attack submarine USS Connecticut hit an unknown underwater object while operating submerged in the South China Sea. 11 sailors were injured in the collision forcing the Connecticut to limp back to Guam on the surface to assess the damage to the $3 billion warship. ...
I’m always fascinated by the creative ways that people find to lead. Nick DeForest and his counterparts with the Globetrottin’ ADs have certainly found one. Nick works in athletic administration at The American International School - Vienna, and a couple of years ago he tweeted about The Soul of a T...
Key Takeaways Learn techniques in this article to build a strong financial model Read here about common pitfalls to avoid Looking to create a startup? Have dreams of being an entrepreneur? Good for you! But read this first; it could save you from headaches, heartaches and lost opportunities… I speak...
