Compass Check: Pointers for Keeping Success In Sight
Written by: During the course of my life, as we have studied successful people in all positions, industries and organization sizes, we have noticed certain commonalities of attitude and habit. These commonalities not only improve current situations and circumstances, but also improve life over time. These same approaches have value and power in our personal lives, not just in business. The sum total of them cause: Self awareness Maturity Great relationships Ever increasing results But how do you get there? […]
Each of us has an opportunity every day to live each moment to the fullest and make each and every interaction one that is memorable and impactful. In order to do that you must make a concerted effort to make each interaction a homerun. Once you make up your mind that this is how you want to lead your team, drive your organization forward and live your life to the fullest, here are a few tips that can help. Review […]
Written by: Don Hadley Businesses are working to compete more effectively with better people and teams. However, competition is tougher now than it has been in the past. The world moves more swiftly. The culture of what is expected is vastly different than it was even three years ago. To be able to prevent problems, overcome obstacles and take advantage of opportunities, we need to use true teams to make the difference. The Typical Approach Many leaders develop a following […]
Succession planning can be an intimidating subject for most everyone, but the fact is that it shouldn’t be. It’s not something that has to be overly complicated nor should it be viewed in a negative light. If handled properly it can be an amazing experience with new opportunities and optimism in its wake. As a follow-up to the previous article, “Changing of the Guard”, we would like to leave you with a letter passed on by one of our clients. […]
Written by: Don Hadley The Primary Problem In organizations, there can be too much talking and not enough doing. Vision without action (or talking without action) is simply wishful thinking or hallucination. When this sort of behavior is occurring, some leaders tell me “you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink”. This statement implies that we cannot get employees to take action. That is a cop-out! The reality for great leaders is that we realize […]
Written by: Don Hadley One of the biggest challenges organizations face today is “the changing of the guard”. The examples below briefly demonstrate how succession (or lack of it) can dramatically hurt or transform an organization: One disaster: The head of the company was almost 80 years old. He was having troubling recruiting and retaining leaders that wanted to run the organization. None of the existing employees, to his knowledge, had the desire, attitude, skills and habit to be able […]
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