Conor Delaney

Leadership Through a Transparent Lens

Fiduciary responsibility is a two-way street paved with trust. Trust that the client is clear on his or her goals, and that the investment advisor’s plan to achieve them is well defined. With a complete disregard for ambiguity, trust demands transparency. An authentic broker-investor relationship is a microcosm of transparent leadership because a fiduciary duty […]

StrategyDriven Practice for Professionals Article

Practices for Professionals – How to Ensure Your Year is a Good One

Many top executives are hired because their knowledge and experience will combine with and enhance current corporate practices; resulting in improved performance and higher profits. But what happens when this hybrid becomes the new norm and performance and profits plateau? The executive is replaced.

Bill Bartlett

Are You a Monday Morning Quarterback?

When I was growing up, I spent many joyful Sundays watching football with my father. At the end of every down, we relished critiquing the coach’s play calling – if it had failed – by boldly claiming we knew the plays that would have saved the day. We reenacted this ritual every week and even […]

Greg Wallace

Five Benefits from Leading Out of Our Own Identity

Great leaders pattern themselves after (drumroll, please) themselves. As stated by Jim Rohn, noted business philosopher, “all great leaders keep working on themselves until they become effective.” Yet a significant amount of the billions of dollars we spend each year on leadership training is not about working on ourselves but patterning our leadership on some […]

Sharon Drew Morgen

The Arrogance of Listening

When researching my book on the gap between what’s said and what’s heard (What? Did you really say what I think I heard?) I discovered that most people believe they listen accurately, and that any miscommunication or misunderstanding is the fault of the Other. When my book came out, 20,000 people downloaded it in the […]

It’s not the company. It’s the people in the company. It’s you.

When you walk into someone’s place of business to shop or buy something, what are you expecting?

Mehran Assadi

Take Your Values And Make Them Your Cause

Most companies have corporate values that they hope embody their company, their employees, and the way they wish to be viewed by the public. Unfortunately, many organizations’ values statements are pages long. Too dense to be remembered and too complex to be ingrained in the company culture. Ours were. We’ve learned there is power in […]

Jeffrey Gitomer

Driving for sales success? Jim Rohn is the fuel.

The root of your sales success lies in your sales philosophy. How did you develop yours? Mine came from a combination of home environment, books, education, mentors, personal development programs, personal experience, and observations. You establish and revise the basic principles of your philosophies by exposure to information, your experiences, and listening to the belief […]

Sharon Drew Morgen

Checklist for Influencers: questions for sellers, coaches, leaders, change agents

Most of you are really good at what you do: as influencers, sellers, coaches, change agents, or leaders, your intuition, excellent skills, and history of success guide your ability to facilitate change for your clients. And yet… Using conventional models and questions – both designed to drive the predisposition of the facilitator – it’s inevitable […]

Jeffrey Gitomer

The grass is always greener on the other side of the job. Or is it?

Hate your job? Things at work not going your way? Productivity down? Not earning enough? Thinking of leaving? Here are some job realities you may want to consider before flying to another light-bulb. First figure out the WHOLE why. You need to take a deep look into the situation before you decide to move. What […]