How do you pick the right people to help you expand, both personally and professionally? How do you advise the people close to you why you think they should get more involved in the next big thing? I’ve made my life riding the waves with many of the world’s most…
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Does Your Culture Need a Strategy Upgrade?
I’ve heard it said culture eats strategy for lunch. I believe the quote was originally from Peter Drucker. The quote may have been true at the time of Peter’s death, but I believe that many of the organizations that Peter worked with have struggled in the new economy. Mr. Drucker…
Continue Reading....What Can Entrepreneurs Learn from George Washington Today?
George Washington led our country well over 220 years ago. How would he deal with the many challenges facing serving leaders today? What can we serving entrepreneurs learn from this revolutionary leader? Could his revolutionary leadership strategies still help entrepreneurs today?
Continue Reading....Can Self-Awareness Give Serving Leaders an Edge?
How do you stand out from your peers? What’s the secret ingredient for great serving leadership? How do you evaluate a leader’s potential leadership capabilities in today’s rapidly changing times? How can self-awareness give serving leaders an edge? I’ve interviewed over 17,000 leaders in my career as a management consultant. …
Continue Reading....How Can Entrepreneurs Create a Culture of Excellence?
How does an entrepreneur create a leadership culture? How do you build an organization that continues to grow and build, maturing beyond the capabilities of its founder and original leadership team? To be a successful leader today, you must be able to expand beyond your own leadership capabilities to create a culture…
Continue Reading....How Advisory Boards Can Help Entrepreneurs Get Better Results!
What are the key elements to build a successful advisory board? How do you find the right individuals who can help you increase your business’ success? I have been on advisory boards for over twenty years. I’ve helped many of my clients find the right people that can help them…
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…
Continue Reading....Five Gifts of Inspiration for Serving Leaders this Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope you’re having a great holiday season this year. So what do you give the people who give so much to others? Today, I want to give you the gift of inspiration that you provide me with throughout the year. So what gifts…
Continue Reading....Are Serving Leaders Ready to Be an Interdependent Leader?
So how do you lead in a connected world? What changes do we need to make if we hope to solve many of the world’s biggest challenges? We need to change something if we hope to achieve a different result. Albert Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with…
Continue Reading....How Do You Choose to Serve the World?
As we wrap up another year, I thought I would invest my time in sharing what your future might look like. Yes, this is another year end blog that tells you about what the future looks like. But before you shrug it off as just another way to get you…
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