I was impacted by yesterday’s post in Branding Strategy Insider

, titled “Building trust in your brand”. It took me back to the days when as CEO of Achieve, I coached high powered executives all over the world. The first character trait I wanted to clarify was, does this person live at the extreme (either end) of their trust continuum...

LEARNING TO FACE THE  TIGERS IN YOUR LIFE IS A PRIMARY LEADERSHIP STRATEGY

When using the Baton Management System, Quick Response Teams meet to come up with ideas for solving specific problems. We us Dr. John Scherer’s STRIPES model. It builds on sage advise from India on what to do should you meet a tiger on the trail.  Sage advice:Run from a tiger and you are dead meet.Standing your ground increases the odds of survival...

The “shift-age” is ushering in fierce competition for market

While beta testing a management system designed to help SMB owners create transferable wealth and wisdom,  I worked with several smaller companies who were offering customers a boutique experience. Many of these owners were reluctant to fully embrace process-discipline. They preferred operating with the flexibility of a jazz band (playing by ear)...

The marketplace is shifting because of global competition and the impact

of digital technology. And, like a wheel within a wheel, so are internal business dynamics. The age-old challenge of managing growth continues—it’s a challenge that eventually confronts every CEO. If the management of corporate growth is not dealt with effectively, the entrepreneur...

When most people think training they envision a classroom with an instructor

,  workbooks, and power point slides.  This scenario does not describe training—it describes education.   There is a place for education,but don’t confuse it with training. When it comes to actually doing a job  rather than just kowing about  it, training is essential...

WHAT”S YOUR ENDGAME?  Unfortunately, few business owners have an

 When transfer time arrives, what will their business be worth?   By ignoring end-game options they are acting like they own a job—not the company.  Potential investors or successors will have little interest in acquiring their job.  SMBs shouldn’t wait until it’s too late—they should start preparing for a transfer of the business...

In the late nineties, The Times Mirror Corporation acquired Achieve, a

Achieve was a motivated, values-directed team.  Employees were  aligned to maximize the customers’ total experience.  Times Mirror acquired several other companies at the same time. They made no effort to harmonize the diverse cultures.   Although they were now part of the same corporation, the acquired companies continued to compete with each...

Prelude:   Each Monday LSI presents a VIP profile…focusing on contributions

and the leadership strategy that led to success. Each post concludes using an equation that was initially presented in , The “I” of the Hurricane: How to generate and focus corporate energy. The following will help you understand the summary at the end of each...

Like most business owners, Dan Martucci’s  struggles with a faltering

economy  left him exhausted at the end of each day.  Usually a positive, charitable, and fun loving father, he realized that if he wasn’t carefu, recession pressure could indirectly impact his family.  He resolved to preserve his home as a safe and comforting sanctuary...

Prelude:   Each Monday LSI presents a VIP profile…focusing on contributions

and the leadership strategy that led to success. Each post concludes using an equation that was initially presented in my book, The “I” of the Hurricane: How to generate and focus corporate energy. The following will help you understand the conclusion summary...