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Taking apart the Ideal Team Player-Pt. 1 Are you hungry?
Last month I described The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni and challenged you to use your values as part of your hiring process. Lencioni states
You know it, so why don’t you do it? Part 2
Brilliant idea it was to address the question “you know it, so why don’t you do it?”. Then it occurred to me that I had
Who challenges your thinking?
Who do you look forward to seeing who consistently challenges your thinking? While celebrating my nieces wedding on the Oregon Coast, I was able to
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
After all these years, how do I change my name?
Like many of you, I’ve called myself one thing for all of my existence. Now, after being a Member of a Vistage group for 4
How do you choose between the company and the relationship?
Don’t tell me you’ve never had to choose between what is best for the company and a family member, a business partner or a friend
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
Do you assess being a team player when you hire or coach your employees?
On the interminable flight back from Slovenia, I had the opportunity to read Patrick Lencioni’s book The Ideal Team Player. Like all his books, it begins
How do you make your product/service stand out?
Hot and sweaty after a lovely hike around Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, I bought a bottle of nice cold water. The bottle had moisture on the
Are you executing flawlessly?
Sitting in the airport in Frankfort waiting for the plane to Dubrovnik, I was thinking about all the steps that must be executed flawlessly for
You know it, so why don’t you do it?
If you are in Vistage you know that at most meetings there is an amazing speaker from whom you take away at least 3 good
Are you creating partnerships for leverage?
Last week I received a copy of Inc. magazine with a letter from Vistage CEO Sam Reese explaining the new partnership between Vistage and Inc.
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