The “Vision Thing”: How to Find It, Frame It, and Live It

In the absence of a great dream, pettiness prevails. – Peter Senge At some point in his or her career, every politician gets tarred with a catch phrase – and usually not a flattering one. George Bush, Sr. is stuck with two. There was “Read my lips, no new taxes,” of course. But only slightly […]

Leadership Inspirations – Bringing the Future into the Present

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” Alan Lakein Well-known author on personal time management and creator of Lakein’s Question: “What is the best use of my time right now?”

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 28 – Responsibility-Driven Leadership

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles found on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 28 – Responsibility-Driven Leadership examines why now more than ever, people seek leaders […]

Top 10 Workplace Dysfunctions – And How to TERMINATE Them

The dysfunctional workplace is a killer. Untreated, the dysfunction will kill off your customer base, your profits, and your joy for living as surely as anything. So you’ve got to kill it first. The Top Ten Dysfunctions – and the cure for each No. 1: People being at odds with each other with no desire […]

Leadership Inspirations – Shared Intelligence

“I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.” Woodrow Wilson 28th President of the United States and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1919)

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 21c – An Interview with Duane Sparks, author of Questions: The Answer to Sales

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 21c – An Interview with Duane Sparks, author of Questions: The Answer to […]

Leadership Inspiration – Attitude of Success

“Our attitude is the primary focus that will determine whether we succeed or fail.” John C. Maxwell Evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor and author of more than 50 books including The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 24 – An Interview with Jim Champy, author of INSPIRE!

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 24 – An Interview with Jim Champy, author of INSPIRE! explores how to […]

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StrategyDriven Leadership Conversation Episode 2 – Profile of the Effective Leader

StrategyDriven Leadership Conversations focus on the values and behaviors characteristic of highly effective leaders. Complimenting the StrategyDriven Management & Leadership articles, these conversations examine the real world challenges managers face every day that are not easily solved with a new or redesigned process and instead demand the application of soft leadership skills to achieve a […]

Leadership Inspiration – Creating Inspiration

“We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.” Frank Tibolt