System & Soul Blogs
Today, when you're at the "water cooler" with your direct reports, ask:
If you had a magic wand, what would you fix in this business?
Ask...
How would you answer this? Take a few seconds to think about it.
If I lost this business/job today, would my identity still be fully intact?...
Your people will make or break the business.
Asking these simple questions helps ensure your people are the right F.I.T.
- F - Does this...
In all the years I've coached leadership teams, there are 7 common mistakes I see when they set their quarterly objectives.
When these are in play,...
You have six basic emotions, but most people don’t even know how to express one.
Fear
Anger
Joy
Sadness
Disgust
Surprise
...
My long-time business coach, John Richie, says, "Your culture is what you tolerate at the fringes."
The fringes are anything you put up with...
There are 8 things I need to do 4x a year that end up making everything easier over time.
They keep my team out of ruts. They keep us...
Everyone can cut 2-4 hours of low-value work out of their week.
But most would say that’s impossible.
The problem?
...It's hard (maybe impossible) to avoid stale thinking.
We have 100's of problems to solve and ideas spinning in our heads any given day.
We have to be...
Remember that arcade game, Pole Position?
Or, for my Millennials... Mario Kart?
The way to win was to steer clear of obstacles and it often...
Sometimes, in order answer big questions about the future, we have to time travel.
I start with 2 questions when I talk with leadership teams about...
I have hard news for you.
It's been my experience that when I meet with and listen to business owners and their leadership teams, the...