Tag Archives: Leadership

December 9, 2022

Is indecision killing your execution? In my last post, I brought up the idea that strategic execution is essentially a decision-making science. This week, I want to go down the rabbit hole a bit more. And talk about the exact opposite of good decision-making: indecision. Why isn’t bad decision-making the opposite of good decision-making? LetContinue reading “December 9, 2022”

November 21, 2022

Are you a strategic leader? Do you know the number one reason that businesses fail? It’s poor decision-making. Bad decisions, inconsistent decisions, late decisions, no decisions… they all have a way of literally mucking everything up. And this isn’t just a “business” truth. It’s a Life truth. And it is an idea that I haveContinue reading “November 21, 2022”

April 10, 2022

Something for leaders… Leaders, I need to talk with you for a moment. In the podcast that I shared previously, I brought up the idea that – as leaders – we are responsible to create an environment of peak performance, to build a space where our people can flourish and be their best and ultimatelyContinue reading “April 10, 2022”

Good Metrics vs Worthless Ones, Part Two

(Warning – this post might get a little snarky. Well, okay, a lot snarky.) In my last post, I hammered on the idea that a metric is not a goal. I got a little bit of pushback on that, so let me briefly reiterate my point. If I wasn’t clear enough (which is entirely possible)Continue reading “Good Metrics vs Worthless Ones, Part Two”

Good Metrics vs Worthless Ones, Part One

Maybe it’s just that time of year, but I am somehow getting into a lot of discussions about metrics. Sales metrics. Compliance metrics. Safety metrics. Evaluation metrics. And on and on… What is grabbing my attention is how I often I am seeing worthless metrics. And by worthless, I mean devoid of worth/value/utility. Sure theyContinue reading “Good Metrics vs Worthless Ones, Part One”

Management vs Leadership, Part Two

As I continue my rant thoughts about the difference between management and leadership, let me recap the core difference between the two concepts. Management is about optimization and leadership is about transformation. So, if you don’t mind, I’d like to stop using the terms manage/management and lead/leadership for now. I get too many reactions from peopleContinue reading “Management vs Leadership, Part Two”

Management vs Leadership, Part One

For this post, I’d like to take a shot at a very sacred cow (at least for some folks) – management vs leadership. Frankly, I can already tell this is going to take more than one post, so let’s call this part one. Personally, I’ve been talking about the topic of management vs. leadership forContinue reading “Management vs Leadership, Part One”

Happy 2016… Now, Stay On Course

Well, your first week of 2016 is over. Gone. History. What new thing did you accomplish? Is it enough? If you are like me, the little dictator voice in your head is constantly talking, constantly demanding “more.” This year, I told the little dude to shut up. Not in the sense that I don’t wantContinue reading “Happy 2016… Now, Stay On Course”

Killing High-Performance Teams, Part Two (AKA the priority problem)

In my last blog post, I tackled the effect that a lack of clarity has on high-performing teaming. The short summary of it is this: take away clear goals and clear roles and you will only get broken processes, poor performance, and a ton of unnecessary stress. In this follow-up to that post, I wantContinue reading “Killing High-Performance Teams, Part Two (AKA the priority problem)”