Why Leading By Following is Awesome
Investing time now to develop and groom tomorrow’s leaders is a near fool-proof way to increase personal and professional satisfaction while having a lot more fun running your business. A shockingly high percentage of companies fail to survive beyond retirement of the original owner. Leading by following is an awesome way to groom your successors…
Do Employees Love What They Do
“What makes a company exceptional is how much employees love working at the company and the work they do.” Jose Mas – CEO MasTec If I were to interview your employees and ask, “On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy working at the company,” what would they say? If the…
Nobody Makes a Mistake Because They Want to
It’s pretty common these days to hear business leaders talk about how, “Employees are their company’s biggest asset.” Heck, you might be saying that inside your own company. The question I’d like to ask is, “What are you doing to increase their contribution and value on a consistent basis?” Consider this question when developing an…
The genius of conscious incompetence
The Four Stages of Competence model describes the steps for learning a new skill: Unconscious incompetence – wrong intuition – wrong answer Conscious incompetence – wrong analysis – wrong answer Conscious competence – right analysis – right answer Unconscious competence – right intuition – right answer Why teambuilding makes this model obsolete This learning model…
Super Teams Have the Clique Busters Mindset
Building mutually beneficial relationships with clients requires having a committed group of employees that consistently deliver on your company’s brand promise. Top performing companies develop a Super Team of employees. A defining characteristic of a Super Team is having the Clique Busters mindset. Great leaders listen and learn Last night, I watched an episode of…