Posts Tagged ‘leaders’
3 Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
About 20 years ago, my wife, Jamie, and I started Wedgewood Consulting Group. We built the business from scratch, led it for over a decade, and then sold it. We learned mountains of lessons, many of which I’ve discussed on LinkedIn over the years, including some of the stories which form the basis of the 5…
Read More043. Chose to be a Courageous Leader with Ryan Berman
Ryan Berman knows a great deal about the importance of courage. He has spent his career creating and sharing courageous ideas. He also invested four years of his life interviewing leaders and studying organizations to understand why courage matters. In 2019, Ryan released Return on Courage: A Business Playbook for Courage Change. Let’s face it,…
Read More5 Addictions that Great Leaders Avoid to the Benefit of Their People
Have you ever put in a busy day at work, come home exhausted, and thought to yourself: I did a lot of stuff today, but did I accomplish anything that really mattered? Express this thought to a young child and she will respond with a confused look on her face, “I didn’t get any work…
Read MoreThe Very Best Leaders Are Here; You Should Be Here Too
Many years ago, I was a new infantry lieutenant in the United States Army. I vividly remember a time in my training when I, and a class of fellow soldiers, learned a very important lesson. That day, I learned where the very best leaders are… We were discussing how infantry platoons move through the woods.…
Read More6 Things You Need to Know Today to Help First-Level Leaders to Win
First-level leaders who play the player-coach role in your organization make a significant impact on every metric in your business: employee productivity and engagement, customer satisfaction and loyalty, innovation, and financial performance. ————- This week Major League Baseball (@MLB) celebrated the start of its 2019 season. It was the earliest opening day in the history…
Read MoreEngage People – An Essential Mindset of New Leaders
It seems obvious. A new leader is given a team of smart people who have been hired because of their abilities and potential. Of course, the new leader will engage them in helping make decisions. Obvious or not, new leaders – or leaders at any level – struggle with embracing and engaging others. Whether it…
Read MoreGreat Leaders Bring This to Every Conversation
Woody Allen is famously credited with the expression: 80% of success is showing up. There is some good news and bad news about showing up. Bad news first… It’s hard to fix tardiness, a poor wardrobe choice, or a lack of preparation at a moment’s notice: Oversleep or miss your bus – you can’t turn back…
Read MoreWorking to make government great!
It was an honor to speak with 31 top executives in the United States government yesterday. My presentation focused on executing big goals across complex organizations in the midst of tremendous pressure. It was equally thrilling to provide them the very first copies of my latest book A Winning Culture in Government: The Ultimate Mission…
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