If leadership was just about leading it MIGHT be easy. However, the challenging aspect of leading people is the dichotomy of leadership. It requires balancing opposite forces that every leader faces. A simple yet seemly contradictory challenge is when to lead and when to follow. The Dichotomy of Leadership is a follow up book by […]
Five Signs You Need a Business Coach
I recently read a story in Forbes written by Kavita Sahai. In the story he shared this insight: “Running a business is a roller coaster. One day your day is productive and things are looking great for your business, and the next, you feel like everything has been derailed and you are falling. Plenty of […]
Extreme Ownership in Business
Leadership is a key component in the success of any business. Leadership comes primarily from the CEO of the company. So what kind of leadership should the CEO exhibit? Extreme Ownership (How U.S. Navy Seals LEAD and WIN) is a book by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. You may wonder how military leadership applies to […]
The Big Move from CEO Centric to Enterprise Centric
In the Beginning You launched your business with your special knowledge and skills, plus a vision of how to deliver a better product or service. With your success, you started to grow the business and added employees. As you continued to grow and add more employees, things begin to get more complex. It’s a simple […]
Getting a Handle on Your Company Challenges
So you started and have grown a company. Now, most days you find yourself overwhelmed by daily complexities. You keep wondering what happened. It’s true that a company with 10 to 15 employees is very different from one with 25 to 35 employees or more. People add complexity. How do you make the transition from […]