If you’ve ever stood under a high-voltage transmission line, you know

the sound of energy flowing.  There’s a similar hum from high performance organizations.  It’s evident the moment you step through the door because every employee is turned on—they agree with what their organization stands for and are excited about being part of it.                                                                                                                              ...

Great minds have been part of the human race since the beginning of time

.  Advancing technology will change how we plan and work—but what goes on within and between people is much the same as it was during the time of Moses.  The following piece of wisdom is from the 17th century.  If you choose to lead at home, out in the community, or at work...

Before the age of five, we have learned most of what we need to survive

as human beings.  We learned what is really important not by listening, but by watching what the powerful adults in our life did.  Prior to developing verbal skills, we couldn’t understand what Mom and Dad said, so we paid close attention to visuals, instinctively knowing that...

Surviving today while securing a prosperous tomorrow will not happen using

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Aligning a culture to support strategic initiatives such as delivering

on a brand promise, begins with the clarification of shared values—a task that is easier said than done—the critical factor is the word “shared”.  Values are not what organizations claim or wish them to be.  Values are signaled to the world by what a company tolerates. ...

Much can be learned from what it takes to elevate a male chorus to world

-class status and keep it there. The talent and the hard work of individual singers, although essential, will not suffice.  Success demands the shaping of a “peak performance” *culture.  The leader, along with personal talent, drive, and commitment, must move the group away...

In an increasingly competitive world, businesses will not survive or grow

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Futurist David Houle suggests that the next two decades will see many

“Companies wanting to lead in the shift age will make a 180 degree shift from a mindset of knowing to an attitude of not knowing—replacing a reliance on knowledge and experience with processes for finding out and taking action faster than the competition.”                                                                                                                                     ...

A sense of humor can be an emotional lifeline during turbulent times. 

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon,though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “ABit Cross.” The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz...

Remember the original cardboard 3-D glasses, the ones with a red and a

blue lens? If you looked through the left lens, you’d see the movie surrounded by red squiggly lines. The right lens produced blue lines around the same image. When you looked through both lenses, the movie seemed to jump off the screen at you. Management and leadership are inseparable...