Simply put, trust can accelerate or destroy any business or relationship.
Building TRUST: The Great Multiplier of Performance
Month: August 2015
Flying By the Seat of Your Pants Can Hurt! Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit
When I first learned to fly, it was always in great conditions. Clear and sunny skies, no turbulence and very little traffic, with my instructor handling all radio communications. This helped me gain confidence, learn to trust my instincts and develop a real feel for piloting the aircraft. I was perfectly comfortable “flying by the seat of my pants” without a system or procedure.
The Soul of Your Company
I had the good fortune recently of taking a river cruise in Germany. We began on the Moselle River. We ended on the Rhine, to which the Moselle is a tributary. As you sail your way from Trier to Koblenz you are surrounded by wine vineyards on the hillsides of the river. Great riesling wines come from these vineyards—particularly well known are those from the Alsace region.
Lazy Language: 3 Ways to Clarify Corporate Nomenclature
“The more precise and clear our corporate language becomes, the easier and less complex work is.” – Walt Brown
How Many Meetings Do I Need With Whom?!
If you don’t answer this common leader question properly, as your business grows in number of customers, employees, vendors and initiatives, you will experience a scalability problem. You will find yourself spending a disproportionate amount of your time in meetings and your frustration will grow as you realize you can’t effectively communicate with everyone. It’s not physically possible.
Beware the Seagull
Members of healthy leadership teams are engaged, committed, and accountable for achieving the collective results of the organization. When I’m conducting a session with a room full of those people, it’s an energizing, productive and rewarding experience. When even one member of the team isn’t properly engaged, it‘s often a long, painful, unproductive day.
YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES