Are you wrong?
Elon Musk of Tesla gave an interview in 2014 where he said “You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.”* As a business leader, people who report to you must always consider how far they are willing to go to be honest versus how much does keeping their […]
Just make a decision
While I was speaking with an executive this week, he complained that his team regularly asks him to make decisions for them. He doesn’t want to do that. He has a process. He asks them to: name the three best alternatives they have considered. explain their thinking. tell him which one they think is the […]
Are you communicating your mission and values?
When I talk to first line employees, I find that their knowledge and application of the mission and values of the company can be pretty foggy. Or, perhaps, no one told them.
What is your work?
This week Vistage speaker Ken Tucker asked my groups this question: What is your work? Further, how does your work serve your purpose? And, what is the link between your personality and purpose? Oh wow! What is my purpose?
What is your leadership code?
At the Los Angeles Vistage Executive Summit, we had a hugely inspirational talk about leadership from a High School Principal – Linda Cliatt-Wayman. She is the Principal for Strawberry
How many languages do you speak?
Living here in California, 40% of the people you run into speak another language besides English. (2007 census data). In fact, as of the 2000 census there were 207 languages spoken here. What do all those folks have to teach the rest of us? Well, if you remember studying another language in your past, […]
Who is telling your story?
With all the opportunities to tell your story in person as well as on social media – to comment on current events, to talk about movies, the Olympics, your friends’ behavior or anything else you would like to say, do you
How do you lead?
At the APICS Symposium on April 30th, the panelists were asked ”How do you lead?” Dr. Chris Gopel, executive director at the Drucker Center for Supply Chain & Logistics, said: Lead by:
What led to your success in your business?
A couple of years ago a group of women CEOs were asked “What is the one leadership trait that led to your success in your business?”
What is it about entrepreneurs?
After pilates, we were going to the nearby Trader Joe’s when I spotted a new coffee place in the hip area of Eagle Rock. After finding an Ethiopian blend roasted there, we wandered into the craft beer shop next door. Sunday at 11:20 am, who greets us but the owner who opened the shop […]