Your business is a Mission of service. Tell the world about it. Lots of business people get confused between company Mission statements and vision statements. It’s time to clear this up, and in the process make our Missions clear...
Do not broadcast your company’s Vision Statement. Here’s why: The Vision that many companies document and issue out to the world as statements of direction do not read like Visions at all. And because they fail to describe...
You may believe it. You may want it. But will you Will it? Photo by Matt Sclarandis on Unsplash A leader’s fertile imagination may stir up an idea. This worthy idea may crystallize into a vision. And a clear vision may convince a leader to believe...
Are You Putting Your Belief out there on the Street? It is easy to believe in something that can be verified by others. But when we choose to believe in something that cannot be, it demands faith. Those who dare to venture forth from their...
Want your ideas to stick? Do these two things. How can an ancient Chinese Idea about not clutching onto your Ideas improve the chances of one of your Ideas actually working out? The principal of wu wei (woo way or oo way) has multiple connotations...
Without this you just cannot Lead. Period. Full Stop. Fuggetaboutit. Just as it is impossible to take any action without being bolstered by a belief behind it, it is also impossible to intend anything you haven’t already imagined. And since...
Take a time-out from the action. Reflect on where you are. And do it with your entire team! From the realm of ancient philosophy, Plato’s mandate for leaders was to “know thyself”. Psychology, a newer discipline, has an exhortation of its own for...
Why you must operate with a wide open intake valve re: the information in your experience. The key differentiator in business has become: information. How much of it we have, how fast we get it, how we stay on top of it, and how we convert it into...
When you realize that all is event, and nothing more, are you more inclined to take leadership action? Photo by Med Badr Chemmaoui on Unsplash Is there anything more common, more prevalent, than Change? Change is the corollary of...
Leadership Distinction #4: Change