From time-to-time business leaders will reference things that happen in the business and frame them as either an outcome or the results of some set of actions or events. They can be positive or negative. They can be a contribution to the plan or be a distraction to getting to the objectives. These words are…
In this time and age our workforce exists in many different arrangements. Some roles can be completely remote even to the extent in another part of the city, state, country or even continent. Some can be very flexible in that some of the time the person is in the office and other times working from home or other physical locations away from the organization. Yet some roles require…
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When you visit the doctor’s office, donate blood, or have the unfortunate event of entering an emergency room or hospital, the monitoring of vital signs takes place. These basic indicators give lifesaving data points to the attending doctors and nurses so that they can provide the best course of action – the next steps. As these vital sign items are…
In a recent conversation with a very successful business owner/leader we were exploring the challenges in his business with some of the emerging future leaders. They are the right people, doing a great effort and contributing to the success of not only the business but also to the others in the organization. You might think – where is the problem in that scenario?
As we continue our quest for success in 2023, I’m noticing that owners of businesses are repeatedly asking questions about how to get themselves and the future leadership aligned with the demands and priorities of the business. Whether it is the owner who is thinking about…
No, we are not still dealing with the pandemic or the aftermath of that situation. It is “Groundhog Day” in the US…
In the world of athletics, professionals and amateurs alike have success in their chosen sport not just because they show up and take action. It is because they execute to a defined plan. Take for instance a…
January is a traditional time for business to get everyone in alignment for a successful year. Kickoff meetings, revealing of business and strategic plans and any number of other activities to get the team setup for their greatest potential success. Effort and energy go into these rollouts but what happens after…
Here we are in the second week of 2023 and already people have begun to lose focus. Maybe it is the leftover haze from time off during the holiday season. Maybe it is the lack of purpose and direction for their role or personal being. Maybe it is that no one has taken the time to help them get initially focused, so they are…
It seems that every year around this time when one calendar year ends and a new one begins that business owners and individuals do some resorting of their priorities. Depending on what have been the most recent events in their business or lives it influences where they intend to place their time and energy. For example, if a person has had some…