How creative is your CFO? What are the keys to creating a successful financial capability in your growing organization? What skills does a great CFO bring to the table? I’m reading an interesting book called Think Agile: How Smart Entrepreneurs Adapt in Order to Succeed by Taffy Williams. You can…
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Why Should Entrepreneurs Reach for the Stars?
Virgin Galactic had a terrible accident on Friday, October 31. One pilot was lost and another seriously injured. Many people in the media are asking if this is the end of commercial spaceflight from Virgin Galactic. Experts are telling us what might have happened and all the challenges that have…
Continue Reading....Can Appreciative Inquiry Help You Build a More Creative Solution?
What’s the one hallmark skill of most breakthrough organizations? Why do some organizations continue to expand and grow no matter what the economy is doing? I believe successful organizations are better at helping their clients solve their bigger challenges. I wondered can Appreciative Inquiry help your team build more creative…
Continue Reading....How Do We Create a More Engaging Conversation?
Last week, we talked about helping others expand and grow. This week, we help you develop your own engaging conversation. You should understand if there are a hundred people trying to engage each other, they will connect in a hundred different ways. I’ve found people who can help others expand…
Continue Reading....How Expanding Others Can Help You Reach the Stars!
Earlier this week, we talked briefly about expansion. Today, I want to give you a process that helps you engage and empower the people around you. I call this process expanding and it’s designed to help you be a true serving leader. Serving leadership is based on the idea that…
Continue Reading....How Can Serving Entrepreneurs Become More Creative?
I spend significant time working with clients on their strategic thinking. Many of my best clients are CEOs and Managing Directors who are paid for their decision making abilities. As their coach, I am challenged to help them make their best decisions. How can I help them move from their…
Continue Reading....What Will Serving Leadership Look Like in Year 2020?
So what does the next generation of business leadership look like? Who will be the big winners in the connected global economy? I’m always asked what qualities I should be developing in our future leaders. As I work with clients on development, succession, and exit plans, the more I’m struck by…
Continue Reading....Is Trust the New International Business Currency?
How do you build a stronger business? As you read this, I’m attending The Global Trust Conference in London. It’s fascinating how connected we are today. Several people I met on social media will be attending and several of my favorite authors is presenting today. As serving leaders we are…
Continue Reading....How Do You Build a Winning Growth Strategy?
What’s the winning formula for building a great business? Why do so many businesses get to a certain size and stop growing? Early in my career, I had several INC 500 Clients go from being good high performing small businesses to becoming successful billion dollar organizations. Why did others stall…
Continue Reading....How Can Serving Leaders Cultivate Their Strategic Advantage?
So you know you how strategic you are. The key question I got in email is, “I can be very strategic, but how do I get my team to implement my strategy?” I thought we should set some strategic ground rules on what to expect if you hope to be…
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