Over the last several weeks we have been reviewing and expanding on the elements of a great team in our Thursday blog. At the same time, our Monday blog has…
Over the last several weeks we have been reviewing and expanding on the elements of a great team in our Thursday blog. At the same time, our Monday blog has…
Organizational learning requires much more than a procedure, a checklist, or even a department. Organizational learning needs to be deeply embedded in the organization. It must be a deeply held…
Understanding and using the right process is one key to decision making. It also helps assure that you’ll reach full commitment to the decision rather than compliance. There have been…
Grasping leadership greatness starts by letting go: If we do not let go, we make prisoners of ourselves.… Let go of the strategies that have worked for us in the…
We’re looking at the element of Commitment in our Truth, Respect, Elegance, Commitment (TREC) journey to great teams. Last week we talked about the trust required in great teams. Trust…
Over the last several years, investors suddenly began looking for CEOs who could shake things up and put an end to what was perceived as a business-as-usual approach. A new…
Building Commitment from Unity is the last element of our TREC to build a great team. Remember that TREC is our acronym for: Trust Respect Elegance Commitment Building Commitment requires…
Let’s talk about golf! Golf is an enigma. (Now there’s a classic understatement!) They say golf is like life, but don’t believe them. It’s more complicated than that.” —Gardner Dickinson…
We just wrapped up the Elegance Summary for building great teams. You may recall that we started with Aristotle’s Level Four Happiness. He described this level as being the highest…
Whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for…
Ron’s Short Review: Because you are older doesn’t necessarily mean you’re wiser. But, research does find that many people who do cultivate wisdom, gather wisdom at every age. Daniel Pink…
I know, the actual quote says “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” The essence of the proverb is that you can give someone…
We’ve looked at three of the four sections that will help us build great teams: Truth, Respect, and now Elegance. This week’s blog is a summary of the Elegance portion…
A.B. Meldrum once said, Bear in mind, if you are going to amount to anything, that your success does not depend upon the brilliancy and the impetuosity with which you…