
Help Teams Improve Results By Focusing On Context And Intent
The highest performing teams are interdependent, co-committed, agile, grounded in trust, and empowered. Just as projects nest within broader programs, project teams often nest within a broader organization with project sponsors or steering committees to help guide...

Leading Through A Market Reset Culturally, Strategically, Tactically
The essence and heart of a culture is its third value.

High Performers Think They Can. Clutch-Time Winners Believe They Must.
Virgil’s “They can because they think they can” works for high performers. But clutch-time winners “Must because they believe they must.” High performers and clutch-time winners share focus, discipline, adaptability, and presence. All engage. The differentiating...

Why It’s So Important To Have A Contingency Plan For Over-succeeding
The expectation is that people will think things through

The Three Advantages Of Owning Your Own Failures
Playing golf, I hit one shot straight and the wind carried it right and out of bounds.

CEO Boot Camp Insights 2024 And The Value Of A Core Focus
All organizations design, produce, market/sell, deliver/distribute and serve. At the same time, the most effective organizations make one of design, production, delivery or service the core focus of building their competitive advantage and align everything around that.

The Three Things That Make A Networking Group Most Valuable For You
In some ways, networking is about being selfish together. You will get more than you give if you start by giving.

Stop Hiring First-timers. Let Them Learn At Someone Else’s Expense
Stop hiring first-time CEOs, first-time C-Suite executives, first-time dog-catchers.

Focusing On What Really Matters To You In 2024
Focus on what truly matters and eliminate or minimize everything else

High Impact Ideas 2023: Remote Work, 3rd Value, Current Best You
The three ideas in my 2023 Forbes articles with the biggest impact have been – remote work, align values and focus, personalize current best thinking