Do you want transformation to occur in your organization or just change? Transformation occurs only when your people actually live and behave differently than they had before. Otherwise, change only occurs temporarily, and then your people revert back to how they were doing it before. Continue →
Leadership
Unveil Your Vision – Inspire Your Team
“A traveling salesman was lost as he drove down a quiet country road. When he saw a young boy walking toward him he slowed down, stopped, and called to the boy: ‘Where am I?’ ‘There you is’ said the boy as he pointed at the man. ‘Hey, you’re pretty stupid, aren’t you!’ said the upset driver. ‘Well, you’re the one asking the dumb questions!’ replied the kid.” Continue →
How to Project Your Purpose
I have written quite a bit about our purpose (Why you exist?) and our vision (Where do you want to be?). As leaders, once we understand why our purpose and our vision are so important, the next logical step is to spread the word. Continue →
What is Your Destiny?
Let's face it, you don’t know what you don’t know. And when you do know, you’re often surprised. I remember how surprised I was when I saw the effect of a simple statement. I’m talking about the impact of discovering our vision statement. At the time, I did not realize the importance it played in communicating the direction of our company to our people internally and to our customers and Continue →
Have You Charted a Clear Course for Your Business?
For 10 years straight, I organized a canoe trip for a group of guys. We had fun times paddling down the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country of Central Texas. The Guadalupe is the most popular canoeing river in the state. It offers some of the most advanced canoeing in the United States. Continue →
Is Your Leadership Drifting Like a Paper Airplane?
The other day two of my young grandkids (they call me G-Bob for Grandbob) wanted me to fly their paper airplanes that they had made. It reminded me when I was their age my mom and dad took me every Friday night with them to their couples bowling league. As you can imagine, being a high-energy boy, I was bored stiff. That is until I would find a piece of paper and transform it into a plane with a Continue →
The Business 2-Step: Lead First and Manage Second
My long-time friend and mentor, Jim Lundy, and I would often talk about that managing a business was more like triangulation rather than a straight line. Continue →
Are You Climbing the Wrong Ladder?
We all are climbing a ladder. Everybody’s on some ladder. And there are lots of ladders. You know what is amazing? If our ladder is not leaning against the right wall, then every step we take just get us to the wrong place faster. Continue →
3 Traits That Reflect an Abundance Mindset
When I was a young boy starting in junior high school and through college, I worked with my dad’s moving crews. I took on being the “swampier” for the crews. I did the work the others did not want to do or did not like to do. I took one break from work to their two (The crew often would kid me that they were taking a chewing gum break because I did not smoke). I also would run or walk fast Continue →
A Scarcity Mindset Today Limits Your Vision of Tomorrow
I was saddened to hear of a talented athlete who was recently featured in the national news for unlawful conduct (again). So much talent under so little control. A couple of years ago, he seemed destined to live out a hall-of-fame level career, now he's headed nowhere, and fast. His vision for the future is looking pretty bleak. Continue →