As I wrote recently, conducting monthly business reviews comes with a downside – as the leader you must deal with what you learn about your business and your leadership team. (Actually it is only a downside if you view it as such – it really is an opportunity to learn the facts about your [...]
In one of my most popular posts (in terms of incoming search traffic), I described how to conduct high value monthly business reviews (MBRs). In my experience working with many companies, MBRs are the simplest and fastest way to improve clarity, accountability and performance. If you are not conducting MBRs now, I highly [...]
A business coach asks:
My practice is doing ok, but I don’t have enough ideal clients. I have a few clients who are great, although they aren’t paying me what I’m worth. I have several clients who are total energy drains and not worth it. Obviously I’ve been successfully in signing up these clients, so [...]
Over the past week, much attention in the political media has focused on Mitt Romney’s role at Bain Capital, a private equity firm. Opponents have characterized Bain and other private equity firms as “vultures.” Politics aside, why do vultures exist? And what are the lessons for leaders?
Vultures, while perhaps grotesque, serve a [...]
In my book, Aligned Action: The Key to CEO Effectiveness, I wrote about the importance of aligned action – of making sure that everyone in the company is working on the right things in the right way.
But I realize [...]
