Remembering Gerry Layo
The code words “sad news” ran across the subject line from a post by a fellow Vistage Chair. The inspirational, high energy, force of nature known as Gerry Layo had a fall and died from his injuries. Oh, how could that be??? I miss him already… Gerry incited energy and action in his sales seminars. […]
Communicating, really?
A random comment caught me off guard last week. A senior executive said that their executive team brought in a facilitator and set goals for 2019 and he had real clarity as to what his role would be going forward. Here is what surprised me: He said that in all the time he had worked […]
Leadership Style?
In a crisis, we look to a firefighter to lead us. In a process or profit maximization, we look for a steady analytic type. Which are you? For your organization, do you have the right leadership style?– It depends on the challenges you are facing.
Reevaluating Priorities
How often do you throw all your cards up in the air and re-sort them in a new order? I’m going through that right now. Due to a much increased work load (all good) I’m rethinking where I put my time and attention. Obligations, burdens, previously fun stuff, the “of course I’ll do that” responses, […]
Risk tolerant?
In his book The Growth Dilemma, Ami Kassar has a series of questions to evaluate how risk tolerant you are in your business. If he gave you $1 million, would you invest it in your company or put it in mutual funds?
Biz-blab
A term for confusing communication that tries to sound smart, yet has obscure meaning, was just introduced to me. The term is biz-blab. I immediately was captivated.
Your super power
Do you know what your superpower is? Some people would say it is your top strength, what you excel it or what you delight in.
30% women
When does the business culture change such that women feel they have a powerful voice? I would suggest that happens when top leadership is above 30% women. The baby-boomer women who became the first and only women in so many industries fought their way through overtly hostile environments. I went to work for City Government […]
Jobs and skills not matching
Jobs are going vacant and skilled/educated people are unemployed. Whatttt? Or should I say, why?Are jobs and skills not matching? Who is supposed to address this? We say that you must have a college degree to get a good job and when the young people amass a mountain of student debt to get them, they […]
Taking apart the Ideal Team Player- Pt. III. Are you smart?
As we discussed the last 2 weeks, Patrick Lencioni believes that ideal team players are humble, hungry, and smart. What does he mean by smart? In the context of a team, smart refers to your common sense about people: being interpersonally appropriate and aware. “Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group […]