Update on Leading by DESIGN and LEAD 365

Update on Leading by DESIGN and LEAD 365

We’ve had an exciting year, and this seems like a good time to update all of you LEAD 365 alumni on how our purpose and vision is progressing. I’m guessing that most of you remember our purpose/mission (the reason Leading by DESIGN exists), which is to make West...
Excellence in All Things – Really?

Excellence in All Things – Really?

This posting might get me in trouble in West Michigan. It might even get me in trouble with my team. But there’s something I believe about great leaders that I feel needs to be said. After saying it, I’m more than happy to hear any rebuttals. After hearing those, I...
Living Systems and High-Impact Listening

Living Systems and High-Impact Listening

Today’s post was originally published here on September 28, 2015.  Everyone who has been through PILOT/LEAD 365 has spent time in jail—the Ottawa County jail—as a setting to learn about living systems. A living system is any group of people who spend time together and...
Big Engine, Big Transmission

Big Engine, Big Transmission

(This post was first published here on March 7, 2016.) Last week I shared with you how the Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, has influenced my life. I promised that in this week’s posting I would share how the 80/20 rule has impacted our design and delivery of LEAD...