Three Disciplines to Increase Your Focus
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar Many of the entrepreneurs I know are afflicted with a lack of focus. They have high energy and...
View ArticleFour Fundamentals to Get Your Team to Own the Vision
“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” – Jack Welch How do you get your team to own a vision? In this...
View ArticleA Framework to Create New Habits
“Our character is basically a composite of our habits.” — Stephen Covey Do you every wonder why some people are able to change a destructive pattern or behavior in their life while others aren’t? Or,...
View ArticleKeystone Habits
“Keystone habits start a process that, over time, transforms everything.” – Charles Duhigg Last week’s post discussed “A Framework to Create New Habits.” This week we will focus on keystone habits. A...
View ArticleThe Trust Advantage
Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. – Stephen Covey I’ve been reading a lot lately about how to have healthy conflict and crucial conversations,...
View ArticleAre You a Leader of Integrity?
“In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.” Warren Buffet CEO, Berkshire...
View ArticleThe Wake a Leader Leaves Behind
Several years ago I was on vacation with friends and we were riding wave runners through The Eagle River Chain of Lakes in northern Wisconsin. Each time we would pass through a channel to get from one...
View ArticleI Read a Book
When I was in high school I dreamed of sailing. It sounded like the coolest thing to do – to let the wind fill the sails and cut through the water. My first step toward making my dream a reality was to...
View Article4 Keys to Build and Preserve Your Culture
Several days ago I was sitting on the deck at a friend’s house looking at rowing team practicing on the river. It occurred to me that there is a certain DNA evident in these teams. They were all...
View ArticleA Wrinkle in Differentiation
When I was in grade school I read “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle. I identified with the heroine Meg Murry and was fascinated with the tapestry of science fiction, fantasy and Christian...
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