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How to support parents who aren't aging gracefully
Have you or anyone you know experienced the sandwich years, when you are taking caring of children and aging parents at the same time. It’s the ultimate trial by fire! Here are a few of my learnings that you may find helpful in navigating one of the most stressful times of our lives.
Do you approach life as a tourist or a traveler?
Do you know the difference between a tourist and a traveler? It can make all the difference in living a fulfilled life.
Building Value by Living Your Values
The most “successful” people in this emerging world will be those who align value creation with their personal values. Whether employees, executive leaders, individuals, it is time to redefine happiness and success.
I have a life partner that is my opposite and what that tells me about building a business
Are you "black and white" or "shades of gray"? Partnering with your opposite actually provides a model for organizational culture building.
Organization Building Starts at Home - and Defines what you do Outside of It
The relationships we form in our personal lives can and should determine how we show up in our professional lives. I discuss how we can be an individual who is also part of a larger unit.
The Lens of a CFO
We're a mashup of many things. It takes a lot of time, practice, and discipline to work towards a mastery of one skill, much less many. You have to be committed to continuous learning and have the patience to take a lot of shots in order to capture one that is truly extraordinary.
Five Qualities of Trusted Leadership
Today, the HOW of leadership matters more than ever. It's no longer good enough to have a vision and the laser focus to achieve it. You must first build TRUST.
The Human Element: The biggest obstacle to scaling your company and how to overcome it.
Businesses often fail for one very specific reason, people. To give yourself the best chance of success in today's highly dynamic marketplace, make sure you integrate an EQ perspective with your IQ approach.
WHY are you? Thrive in challenging times with the power of purpose.
Purpose-driven leadership is a key strategic differentiator in high-growth companies and increasingly viewed as essential to survive and thrive in challenging times. Here are four factors for leaders to keep top of mind while honing and clearly communicating their higher purpose.
Want to float all boats? Start by setting the tone at the top
Asking your people to walk on hot coals for you is extreme. But if you want to be a leader who inspires people to work together to make a lasting impact, you must set the example and establish the right tone at the top in your organization.
Think Agile, Deploy Iteratively (In Any Industry)
What does business agility really look like in today’s organizations large and small? It’s already happening and you probably don’t even realize it. Here are examples across various industries and disciplines in action to help you and your company reframe the way you can create the traction needed to breakthrough.
The Hare, the Tortoise and the Strategy-Execution Gap
Effective strategy execution is one of the single most challenging hurdles for any CEO and business to overcome. Translating core strategic objectives into strong outcomes requires sticking to the fundamentals. This is one race where being fastest out of the gate is not a good predictor of success.
Data-Driven vs. Gut-Driven Decision-Making: Which is More Effective?
Decision-making is happening faster than ever in our rapidly pivoting world. Tt’s apparent to ask: is one style of decision-making — git-driven or data-driven — now more effective than the other? In covering this topic, I pulled from interviews I’ve conducted with guests on the Strategic Momentum Podcast. Here’s what I found out.
Three Ways A Fixed Mindset Is Stifling The Growth Potential Of Your Business
Leaders looking to accelerate their businesses tend to unknowingly embrace several key misconceptions symptomatic of a fixed mindset. Adopting a growth mindset instead will help them achieve the desired outcomes and unlock the full potential of their business.
Aligning People, Process, and Purpose
In order to solve the right business problem, it requires organizational alignment around a common set of goals and objectives that puts your customer as the main point of context. Learn more.