Jun 17, 2014 | Business, Organizational Leadership, Uncategorized
As a musician I get a kick out of those who approach me and say, “I wish I could play and sing like you.” Invariably I respond with a simple answer. “Start, take lessons, look up how to play on YouTube for free, it’s all there for the...
May 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the big dangers in leadership is being a fat-head. Literally being smart, well read, and even able to explain great leadership concepts to everyone else, but not ever get them out of your head and in to practice. Concepts that we have all learned from the likes...
Apr 25, 2014 | Organizational Leadership, Uncategorized
One of the most difficult tasks in leadership is to fire people. Senior leaders are among the few with the authority to do it but, sadly, few of them exercise that authority – often to the detriment of themselves and their organization. I have fired my fair...
Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
A definition of sustainability from Merriam-Webster online is: able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed. The ultimate in sustainable income is a royalty or fee based income stream that “renews” monthly or regularly for a service or...
Dec 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Clear communication re-enforces vision and gives stability to an organization. The key is to establish a core set of communicable measures, KPI’s that everyone is interested in and needing to get regular updates on. Then…update them regularly! It actually...