I have several international trips in the next six months. The expiration date on my passport is this summer....
Pink Whistles and Insults to Common Sense
Blog, Execution, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Team EffectivenessIn Washington State during the 2010 football season the high school football referees decided to use pink whistles as...
I’ll have fries with that!
Blog, Execution, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Team EffectivenessRestaurants come and go. The majority go. Building a loyal following that spans generations is the holy grail particularly...
Something Comes Next: Four Actions for Leaders to be Ready
Blog, Execution, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Team EffectivenessRegardless of age or stage of life, something inevitably comes next. Sometimes you’re well prepared. Other times the unanticipated...
Middle-managers or team leaders we still need beer
Blog, Execution, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Team EffectivenessGrain, hops, glass, aluminum and cardboard came in. Beer in cans or bottles on palletized cases and kegs went...
The most effective leaders believe in involving people in decisions that affect them. The best thinking of a group...
You can’t change the culture by mandate. Try it and maybe you can get compliance, from some people, for...
Willing buyers willing sellers
Blog, Execution, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Team EffectivenessWho is Snooki Polizzi? She was paid $32k to speak at Rutgers University. That’s $2,000 more than Nobel Prize...
Where did the time go?
Blog, Execution, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Team EffectivenessFor many leaders the unfortunate, aggravating answer is simple – meetings. There are good reasons and bad reasons to...
You will be assimilated, But not completely
Blog, Execution, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Team EffectivenessIt starts with the first interview. Whether you are a leader being considered for an executive level position or...