Hulk, the biggest, strongest, and greenest superhero, is tasked with helping entrepreneurs get the most out of the Big Data revolution. We caught him between battles and talked about the coming challenge of Big Data and how it’s changing the way the world works. Lucky for us he had changed…
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My Generation…and Yours
Does the title of this post mean anything to you? If so, chances are you’re a Boomer. Baby Boomers are the people born between 1946 and 1964, and there are a lot of us. People born between 1965 and 1980 are often called Generation X—“X” as in “unknown”—and people born…
Continue Reading....What Can We Learn From Tim Cook’s CEO Succession Plan?
Earlier this week we talked about why Apple’s succession strategy worked. We shared that one of the traits of a successful successor is the leader must know where they are going and what key capabilities are required to help get them there. How Tim Cook began building his succession strategy.…
Continue Reading....What Can CEOs Learn from Apple’s Succession Strategy?
How would you like to follow the world’s most successful technology entrepreneur? What would you do to keep your organization growing against the odds? How do you create a successful succession strategy when your CEO is terminally ill? These were just some of the challenges facing Tim Cook, CEO of…
Continue Reading....How Jesus Christ Changed the World in Two Words!
He lives. In saying this, the history of mankind was changed forever. How could so few words change the world? Jesus Christ lives. How does this impact serving leaders? Must you follow his life to be a great serving leader? I’ve known many of the world’s serving leaders and not…
Continue Reading....Lead by Telling the Story of Where You Are Going
“We’ve never had a policy manual. The way we pass along our values is to sit around the campfire and share stories.” That’s the CEO of a $1.3 billion company talking. Elizabeth Weil, in Fast Company magazine, interviewed many business leaders about the power of storytelling. “Leadership is about change,”…
Continue Reading....Every Person Has a Story, Why Not Share Yours?
Last week, I watched Dave Isay receive the 2015 TED Prize of 1,000,000 dollars. This is a great honor for Dave Isay and his team at StoryCorps. When you win the TED Prize, you are asked to share your wish with a live audience of what you would like to…
Continue Reading....What Can Serving Leaders Learn About Influence From Abraham Lincoln?
What can President Abraham Lincoln teach serving leaders about authentic communications? When you think about President Lincoln, what do you think about? What can we learn from this self-made man from Kentucky? How would he deal with our 24 hour news cycle? What communication lessons can we take from our…
Continue Reading....Leaders: Is Your Own Self-Assessment Holding You Back?
Earlier this week, we talked about the critical emotional intelligence capability of self-awareness. I got several notes asking if it’s possible that you don’t read yourself accurately. In a word, yes. Many entrepreneurs struggle with their ability to accurately read their own strengths and weaknesses. The challenge is to increase…
Continue Reading....Can Agile Thinking Provide Serving Leaders an Edge?
What’s the secret of long term success in your business? How do you thrive no matter what’s happening in the economy? Is there a secret capability that great serving leaders possess? Korn Ferry found the answer in 2011. In a study of successful managers, they discovered that secret capability as learning…
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