Trust: The Foundation of Any Healthy Team
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) A few weeks back we had a man come to do some work on our living room carpet, and he and I started to slide our very heavy couch out of the way. He stopped and said, “Wait a minute,...
Purpose, Vision, and Values
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) Purpose, Vision, and Values Mission and purpose are two words we often use interchangeably. Purpose answers the question “why do we exist?” For individuals and organizations, having a...
Develop Your Team To Help Them Succeed
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) It’s easy for me to think of great leaders—Nelson Mandela, Ghandi, Steve Jobs, and Bono all come to mind. Great leaders show up in many different parts of the world and sectors of the...
When It’s Time To Let Someone Go
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) What do you do when you realize that someone on your team is doing more harm than good? This isn’t a hypothetical question. Take a moment to think about yourself and your workplace...
Get the Right People on Your Team
In-jokes happen in great teams, and every time I’ve been on a retreat with a LEAD 365 group, I wonder what the in-joke will be. Remember corn hole? Frozen chicken anyone? Our most recent group had a running joke about what is, and what is not, a condiment. From the...
Five-Minute MBA
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) In my last post I shared that we now open our teaching on business acumen with the simple belief that value wins the day. I wrote that it is critical that business leaders understand...
How To Succeed in Business? Value Wins the Day
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) I have a key belief that affects the way I live. I believe the basic premise of business is to bring real value to the world and then be compensated for that value, usually in the form...
Why Culture Matters
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) In my twenties I worked as an engineer at General Motors—Oldsmobile to be specific. Working at a car company was pretty cool on many levels. I got to drive all kinds of cool cars that...
Good Decisions Build on Each Other
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) Finally—a fresh topic! Every now and then, rather than just review a topic we covered in class, we’re going to share something that’s been percolating and seems like it might be...
Living Systems and High-Impact Listening
A living system is any group of people who spend time together and therefore become “emotionally wired together.” A Living System is the people and the stuff that connects the people in a defined group.