The speaker at this  large aboriginal conference noticed attendees,

Clarence Louie is everything that was advertised and more.   Fortunately,  he is aboriginal himself. If someone else had said these things—for example, the white columnist standing in the back of the hall with his mouth open, they’d be viewed as racist. Instead, Chief Clarence Louie is considered one of the most interesting and innovative native...

On February 4-11, 1945, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin came together

for a conference at Yalta to decide the shape and fate of Central and Eastern Europe. In what many call a ‘sell-out’, Roosevelt gave in to Stalin’s insistence that Russia be given de facto control over the countries falling inside what he considered a ‘safety...

Handing over or inheriting control of a family business requires planning

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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...

Life is like pasta. No matter what you put together, it’s usually good

. But with information about the shape of the pasta (what makes it unique) and how to select a sauce that fits, a pasta dish can move from good to great. Here’s a quick pasta lesson: Pasta is a “carrier” – the shape of the pasta is mainly used to appreciate and celebrate...

A space exists between our ears that fills with pictures of potential

Most of these mind movies are playing below our consciousness and subliminally predispose us to move us towards what is playing—and what is playing is typically 12:1 negative.  We move towards what we have been conditioned to believe.  The solution is to fill head spaces with visions of preferred futures.. The next step is to align behaviors in...

We have evolved into what futurist David Houle calls the “Shift Age”.  

I recently talked with Bob Riddell who heads up the business consulting division of Tribridge: a successful IT services firm (2012 Microsoft Dynamics Worldwide Partner of the Year) headquartered in Tampa, FL.  No doubt, they will continue their winning ways, but the Tribridge leadership team has charged Bob with expanding their heritage of selling...

The owners of small to midsize businesses (SMBs) are stressed because

Most owners understand that working harder doing the same old things in the same old way, will not secure the viability of their corporate asset. Many are looking for a solution—including selling their business.  Having coached SMB owners through a major recession, I believe that the majority of them have not given end-game options a second thought...

The difference between ’changing’ and ’transforming’ is that change

Transformationt more closely resembles the true meaning of education: from its Latin root e-ducare, to draw out…as in drawing water from a well. Think of the transformation described herein  as drawing new water out of your old well by going deeper than you have ever dipped before. The way to get a bucket deeper into your well is by addressing powerful...

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...