Numbers Multiply When Leaders Connect I was waiting, watching, hoping and asking myself, will our CEO ever say something truly inspirational to help unite our company? Numbers. More numbers. Numbness. One associate remarked, 'If we are doing so well, why do I feel so lousy?' Nope. It never...
As a business leader, I enjoy communicating with individuals and groups. I'm always looking for ways to help keep people informed, aware of what's really [most] important and on the right path. Twenty-five years ago, I dedicated myself to discovering the hidden potential in people...
THE LIFE OF AN ORGANIZATION Leaders that fail to set the right tone, priorities and operating conditions for their organizations accelerate the effects of The Second Law of Thermodynamics that says; "Everything in the universe is running down, becoming less organized and more disordered." In essence,...
In Alan Deutschman's book, Change or Die, Alan explains how effective change at work and in life is accomplished. In our tech-crazed society, we are all vulnerable to the incessant media-blast of ideas and options that create, shape and set our views and understanding of how...
"Cash isn't always the scarcest resource leaders have to invest -- the time and energy it takes to lead people is. We refer to this resource as Leadership Capital. There are only so many hours in a day, after all, and leaders can only push...
Entrepreneurs and business leaders in every industry work hard to bring out the best in people in order to get the most out of their business. Unfortunately, they often find themselves frustratingly stuck in the day-to-day issues that consume an inordinate amount of their time,...
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him. But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done his aim fulfilled they will say: We did...
We Were Born to Provide To awake each day with the purpose of doing something greater than self -- in the best interest of others -- might be the most uncontainable source of joy on earth. It's the Golden Rule in action. It's an honor beyond...
Six Sigma has been described as the break-though improvement management tool of the last century. Recent business history showed that a typical company operated at 3.5-sigma based on process cost of quality. Companies that performed below 3-sigma were considered vulnerable to extinction. This is analogous to...
Utilitarianism is defined as an ethical philosophy in which the happiness of the greatest number of people [in society] is considered the greatest good. Absence of pain is considered good if it leads to happiness and pain is bad if it leads to unhappiness. Some people...