An Update on the Leading by DESIGN Mission

An Update on the Leading by DESIGN Mission

One of the great perks of being an alumni of LEAD 24/7 is the opportunity to network, and to connect with leaders who share a common language and passion for making west Michigan the nation’s hotbed of the best leaders. At a recent alumni event held at the...
The DoKnowBe Tree at Wake up West Coast

The DoKnowBe Tree at Wake up West Coast

I recently had the privilege of joining Rodger Price at a Wake Up West Coast Chamber event for a presentation on the DoKnowBe Tree. Given that Rodger had thirty minutes to explore the DoKnowBe Tree rather than the several hours typically spent on it in class, he...
Wiring – Keeping It In Perspective

Wiring – Keeping It In Perspective

(This post was first published here on January 23, 2017.) The DISC behavioral assessment tool was instrumental in my earliest efforts to understand myself and intentionally grow as a leader. That was around 25 years ago, and I can still remember how helpful and...
The Power of Belief

The Power of Belief

You may find this hard to believe, but there is one thing that is so powerful that it can destroy everything good you have learned from LEAD 24/7. And this powerful thing with such destructive capability isn’t hiding in the cubical next to you. It isn’t in your smart...
The Sweet Spot

The Sweet Spot

Happy Thanksgiving fellow leaders! This week’s post is going to take a new angle on the sweet-spot exercise. During our year of LEAD, we looked at the diagram below several times asking the same extremely important question: How close are you right now to being in...