Tim’s Blog

Accountability: I don’t think that word means what you think it means…

One of the biggest mistakes I made in my leadership journey was misunderstanding how accountability actually works. To be honest, I could blame what was modeled for me. I mean, I genuinely had some bad examples to emulate. I saw - and experienced - leaders who...

How being the smartest person in the room can RUIN your team…

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S2E4): Craig Humphreys Craig Humphreys is literally the most interesting person that I know in the world. While he is currently the CEO of TransPac Systems and the co-founder and COO of Stygian HC, he is also: A former analyst for...

What Hawai’i’s billionaires are teaching me…

Lately, Hawai’i’s billionaires have been getting a lot of attention. From buying an entire island (Larry Ellison) to donating money to rebuild Lahaina (Oprah Winfrey) to building an underground bunker on land where he tried to steal native people’s rights (Mark...

How to know what is REALLY going on with your execution…

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S2E3): Towanna Burrous Dr. Towanna Burrous is the founder and president of the CoachDiversity Institute, an executive coaching and development firm that teaches leaders how to master the power of differences. Under Towanna’s...

Leadership is – and is not – the problem

Do you know what I think is the biggest problem facing organizations today? Let me start by sharing a fable. A hard-working team of leaders created a strategy for their business and handed it over to the organization. They put a ton of energy into making sure that...

How to manage the strategy of a visionary leader…

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S2E2): Tom Pisello Tom Pisello is a marketing guru, author, and serial entrepreneur, having launched and sold two successful businesses. He has just started his third business, Genius Drive, where he and his team help companies...

We have to STOP “doing more with less”

Ryan hit the “end” button with disgust. As the virtual meeting screen went blank, he just stared at his computer without focusing on anything. How was he going to tell his team this new information? They had been almost begging for more resources to keep up with...

Best practices for driving strategic execution…

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S2E1): Tim Ohai Tim Ohai is the Founder and Sr. Principal of Kupu Solutions. In this episode, he shares how to diagnose where your execution is breaking down and his best practices to immediately get it back on track. Find the...

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S1E7): Daniel Todd

How culture can either be a chokehold or your bedrock... Daniel Todd is the Founder and CEO of Influence Mobile. In this episode, we explore how culture can either be the chokehold or the bedrock of your execution. Find the audio version on your favorite platform...