The other day I took my car into the shop to get the oil changed, tires rotated, and wheels aligned. As you may know, the failure to correct misalignment of your wheels usually results in uneven tire wear and your vehicle pulling to the left or to the right. This misalignment leads to the expense of frequent tire replacement, driver fatigue, and even danger resulting from the Continue →
Four Steps to Prepare Your Core Values for Maximum Impact
Leaders are communicators. If you don’t communicate well, chances are you won’t lead well. One of the most important messages I’ve ever communicated to my team is our core values. I knew that I had to get this right. After I determined my core values, I took four steps to prepare and position them for maximum, company-wide impact. Once you discover “Who Are You?”, every leader can Continue →
Why I Wrote a Non-Business Book
My first two books are business books and focus on my many years of learning and refining my approach to leadership. So, it may come as a surprise that my newest book is a non-business book. Well, as I’m sure you’ll agree, some problems transcend business, and leadership applies to more than for-profit endeavors. For many years, I considered writing about the challenges and opportunities Continue →
Principled Profits – Outward Success Is an Inside Job
It is finally here – my new book, Principled Profits - Outward Success Is an Inside Job officially releases today! Click here to read the press release. It’s been a long time coming. Hundreds of hours of effort. A labor of love for sure. Principled Profits contains what I found to be the essential principles of effective leadership. Do you want to lead your family, team, or entire Continue →
Do You Think Like a Manager or a Leader?
Regardless of your title, do you think more like a manager or a leader? What is the mindset of a manager? What is the mindset of a leader? These are good questions, and often, people get confused about this topic of managing vs. leading. One of my favorite quotes from Peter F. Drucker can bring more clarity to this matter: “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the Continue →
Why Some Companies Generate Super Bowl Sized Profits
Why do only a few companies have Super Bowl sized profits, while the rest never make it to the top level of competition? What do these super successful companies know that the rest of us do not? I asked myself these questions when I was trying to grow our business. And the answers I found should bring hope to any struggling organization! Continue →
Please Take My 2015 Reader Survey
I want to make my blog better and more relevant to your needs and interests. To do that, I need to know more about you. So, I’ve created my 2015 Reader Survey. Would you please take a few minutes to fill out the survey? By doing so, you will ultimately be helping yourself. – Why? Because you will be helping me make my content more interesting and relevant to you. Your input is important Continue →
10 Ways to Change Your Thinking and Set Better Goals in 2015
My business requires me to fly often. When I look at my boarding pass, it not only has my name but also “where I am now” and “where I am going”. It lists my boarding and departure date and time, my seat number, and other valuable information. It occurred to me that a boarding pass represents much of the information needed to set effective goals. Effective goal setting requires that we know Continue →
