The Implication of How we Remember Success
The CEO of an automotive company once told me of a series of focus groups with senior executives. The executives […]
Nurturing the Process of Everything Coming Together
Passionate people often have great lessons to teach. I met two men from another country. Both had careers in their […]
Crisis and The Question That Changes Everything
Over the years, it has been argued that if you seek to change an organization, you need to create a […]
Purpose and the Attraction of Resources
There is a well-known quote about purpose; “At the moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires to assist you (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).” In […]
Learning to Lead from Purpose: An Epiphany
Positive deviance means moving away from the norm in an honorable way. Teaching positive deviance is hard because it is […]
The Power to Change Our Circumstances
The topic of the last blog was getting to the top through the employment of the contributive mindset. Shortly after […]
Getting to the top
Profound wisdom is hard to come by, but occasionally we get lucky. Telva McGruder, a senior executive at General Motors […]
Sue Ashford and The Power of Flexing
In the last blog I wrote of one percent changes, tiny experiments that can change the culture and have big […]
One Percent Changes
Kim Cameron and I often team teach. I do mornings, and he does afternoons. Each morning, I ask the participants […]
The Joy in Crisis: How to Meet Disruption Appropriately
My friend Lowell works in a large bank. He called me with a radical idea. He said he wanted to […]