Business Strategy
Vision Worth Fighting For
Fellow leaders, My guess is that most of us have not heard of Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery. I want to introduce you to him today even though he died back in 1976. Bernard Montgomery led and fought in World War I and World War II. In fact, he fought in about ten other wars and scores of…
Read MoreVision and the Need for Hopeful Belief
Frank Sinatra first sang the following words back in 1959: Just what makes that little old ant think he can move a rubber tree plant everyone knows that ant, can’t move a rubber tree plant But he’s got high hopes He’s got high hopes He’s got high apple pie in the sky hopes. Establishing and…
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(This post was first published here on October 26, 2015.) 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 the basics of business even if their area is highly focused on…
Read MoreHow To Succeed in Business? Value Wins the Day
(This post was first published here on October 19, 2015.) 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 of money. This is the underlying foundation of business.…
Read MoreTime to Add Some Value
“Would you rather be overpaid or underpaid?” When Rodger first asked me this question years ago I immediately responded with overpaid. Josh was in grad school and we had just adopted our daughter. There wasn’t much wiggle room in our budget. Turns out that’s the wrong answer. It’s better to be underpaid than overpaid because…
Read MoreGuest Post: Let Them See
Today’s post is written by a LEAD 365 alumnus, Ken Horner, VP of Quality for Gentex Corporation. Ken was part of a LEAD 365 cohort that wrapped up in February 2016. This is Ken’s second time as a guest blogger. His first post, Making Great Choices, was published in July 2016. Last week Rodger blogged about what…
Read MoreA Clear Picture of Vision
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) Last week I wrote about purpose and shared a new thought about an approach that might be helpful in doing the difficult work of determining it. Today I am writing about the next step in the overall process of…
Read MorePurpose, Vision, and Values
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) Today we are reposting a blog post that first appeared here November 23, 2015. Mission and purpose are two words we often use interchangeably. Purpose answers the question “why do we exist?” For individuals and organizations, having a clearly developed…
Read MorePurpose, 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 clearly developed answer to this question makes all the difference. Vision answers…
Read MoreFive-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 the basics of business even if their…
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