A show of hands during a presentation to a Vistage CE group, revealed

the presence of several Industrial-age ghosts.   Remnants of an era that no longer exists reek havoc  in terms of dampened morale and diminished  profits.  When asked “why are you still doing that?” member  response was, “that’s the way we’ve always done it–followed...

We have entered what futurist David Houle calls, in his book of the same

name “The SHIFT-AGE”.  He suggests that the next twenty years will be “a transformation regarded by future historians as one of the most significant periods in human history.”  Implementing new technologies (such as telemedicine) is essential but will be difficult for...

What’s your end game?  Business owners seldom have an answer to that

question—they usually lament about being too busy to even consider possibilities.  It’s an undeniable fact that your game will end.  Will you sell the business…turn it over to the next generation…or perform a daily grind until you die—leaving your family and the government...

Webinar synopsis based on  content the E book: Secure Corporate Viability

Many businesses are haunted by profit inhibiting ghosts—remnants of the industrial age. Decisions are often unknowingly based on outdated assumptions, attitudes, and behavioral patterns.  My work branded me as, “The Corporate Exorcist”.    The title, although adequately descriptive, did not win favor with executives who were faint of heart...

A shared vision of the preferred future is present in successful change

initiatives.  People need to know the link between your “master brand” and proposed changes.  For example, Nike’s JUST DO IT might be the north star used to align people. Preparation must happen before the actual planning begins.  Following are six foundation...

Innovative technologies and new management processes come and go, but

the principles of effective leadership have remained constant throughout the ages. That’s because they are founded on timeless truths regarding what goes on within and between people. Management science however continues to deliver a never ending stream of time saving and quality...

Management science and technology have combined to produce a “mega change

” in stereo.  Adaptations of digital technology allow us to:  create, transmit, compute, store, and retrieve data in ways that have marginalized time and distance as barriers to entry.  This revolution has catapulted us into Marshall McLuhan’s global village.  We are...

At times, even the best run companies face critical situations at times

.  Having coached over twenty CEOs through recession, I’ve been up close and personal with both winners and losers.   There are lessons to be learned.Winners reinvent themselves faster than their competition. Ahead of the curve, they perpetually cull marginally performing;...

The shift-age (labeled such by futurist David Houle) is transforming our

lives and radically changing the way business will be done.  Like a large number of our ancestors who experienced and end to the “age of extraction”—where people made a  living by farming, fishing, logging, hunting, and trapping, many individuals and companies have not...

don't waste time and resources trying to develop non adaptive employees

A significant success factor for supervisors, managers, executives, and CEOs is knowing when and how to fire in a rapidly changing and fiercely competitive world—referred to by futurist David Houle as the shift-age.  Many managers, labor leaders, and government regulators are haunted by industrial-age ghosts.  Unknowingly, they are being influenced...