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...
Nov 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Do you measure your success as a leader on the temperature of the culture of your organization? You should. Mission and vision are accomplished through your team. They must largely like and respect you, and as importantly, they must like and respect each other. When I...
Nov 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
To be clear, this post is for leaders of organizations or staff, not only for oneself. Talent and skill can allow people to succeed and profit on their own, but that doesn’t make you a great leader. It simple means you are successful. Why the caveat? Leaders...
Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Micromanagement is the opposite of empowerment. One of the hardest things to do as a leader is to lead through structure because it requires true empowerment. It requires that the leader actually trust the direct report (who is most likely a leader within the...
Aug 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
As a turn around artist of sorts, I actually find that skills in change management and reconciliation are of utmost importance to my company. Unfortunately, there are times when you hope for people. You counsel and wish for growth, for change, for hope, for a better...
Jul 17, 2013 | Organizational Leadership
I am a novice cyclist and have been trying to get more into it. Last week I took my bike in to get tuned up and get a tire replaced. This morning, trying to get more consistent I woke early, added some air to the tire (within PSI guidelines I might add), and boom it...
Jul 1, 2013 | Organizational Leadership
What do great organizations have in common? Leaders who are able to clearly define the best course of action and make correct, timely decisions toward that course. The best organizations rarely experience significant drift; that is one of the things that makes them...
May 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Many leaders are amazing abstract thinkers. It is what makes them visionaries. It is what makes them inspiring. But all good leaders have the ability to make the abstract into reality. To actually accomplish the vision. To me what sets the good leaders apart from the...
May 15, 2013 | Organizational Leadership
So what have we learned? Take Risks, But Mitigate Both the Up and the Downside It’s mildly impressive. 85% of Canadian start-ups make it to one year, so 15% don’t. Better to be in the 85%, but it is the majority. That being said, every year the survival...
May 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
In this post, when I refer to leader, I am referring to the CEO, or where the buck stops for the organization. Other leadership positions within an organization are important, but are still dependent on the leader and the degree to which he or she succeeds in these...
