Posted on March 8, 2012
For many of you, finding new leaders is an on-going challenge. In HR world, they call this the “bench-strength” issue and it can be a game changer. As companies expand, new divisions are formed, requiring fresh leaders to guide them to effectiveness. For startups, this is even more critical. Pick the wrong one and …
Posted on March 1, 2012
This week, I gave a rare talk on the subject of Social Responsiblity at a convention for credit union executives and board members. The talk is based on my third book: Saving The World At Work: What Companies and Individuals Can Do To Move From Making A Profit To …
Posted on February 21, 2012
Your company’s culture springs up based on the conversations leaders lead and actions they allow. “How are things done around here?” is the most important question you need to manage if you want to build a positive and strong culture. Think of communication tools, then, as culture-building devices. Meetings, casual conversations, phone calls, email …
Posted on February 13, 2012
It feels like yesterday: Valentine’s Day, 2002, the day my first book was published. Since then, thousands of readers have shared their stories with me. A few of them even showed up in the paper back version of the book, which was release in 2003. Many of you told me that the principles in …
Posted on February 9, 2012
On Tuesday, I spoke to a group of creatives in Nashville (Twitter Stream). One point that stuck with them was this simple thought, a quote from fellow creative David Lynch: “It takes four hours to get one hour of creative work done.” After my talk, a great deal of the Q/A explored that mind blowing …
Posted on January 30, 2012
Last year, a conference attendee asked Tony Hsieh (founder of Zappos) what he’d do differently, if he knew then what he knows now. “Build culture from Day One,” was his thoughtful and profound reply. Not technology, partners, product lines, marketing – culture building! In his book, Delivering Happiness, he described several ways he and his …
Posted on January 20, 2012
It’s 5:32 AM and this is the last thing I’m doing before I’m on Go-Time-Lockdown. Today I have a speaking engagement for UMEC in Phoenix. It’s a return engagement for a group of great people that support my work and practice what I preach as leaders. There is nothing more important today than this talk …
Posted on January 10, 2012
The above image is taken from a great infographic on Techcrunch. It’s message is simple: The more you sit, the worse you’ll feel. Recent studies suggest that of all of our bad contemporary habits, sitting all day is a killer. With the rise of the information age, more of us earn a living sitting down, …
Posted on December 14, 2011
Since reading Primal Leadership, I’ve been a fan of this topic and a student of the discipline. Later, as Yahoo’s Leadership Coach, I studied the areas of excellence in leaders both inside the company, and throughout our customer and partner base. Some, like Howard Stringer of Sony, had very clear skill sets, such as people …
Posted on December 7, 2011
Today’s article (Facebook: Zynga’s #1 Frenemie) prompted this blog post. While Zynga stands as a multi-billion dollar example of the dangers of platform squatting, many of you might be doing in a smaller but still deadly way. Examples: you don’t have a website anymore, you build a big Facebook Page following instead. You don’t build …
