It’s Not a Leader’s Job to Motivate
Businesses rarely fail because of talent or resources. Actually, there is plenty of that to go around. Failure happens because of each individual’s motivation. It’s not a leader’s job to motivate....
View ArticleEnjoy Summer, But….
Labor Day weekend seems to be a yearly turning point for many businesses. It is a time to shake off the business doldrums brought on by summer’s beautiful weather and the siren call of the beach and...
View ArticleOvercoming the Odds
On September 15, 2014, I found this amazing article in USA Today, “How a CEO’s fast decisions saved his business. “ (for the story click the link). Laura Braverman, the writer, tells an...
View ArticleFootball Leadership Follies
The recent headlines regarding the National Football League’s handling of domestic abuse issues certainly create a visceral response in just about everybody. Emotion is front and center, whether in...
View ArticleWhat Happens When One and One Does Not Equal Two?
Business and life would be so simple if one and one always added up to two. At least, that is what our logical brain seems to tell us. But what can happen when one and one don’t add up to two? First,...
View ArticleHow Scary is Your Business’s Future?
Halloween is almost upon us. This seems like a great time to identify for the “scary” elements that have been haunting our business. The Ghost of Business Past The past continues to haunt business....
View ArticleGroundhog Day
It has been a while since we have posted and there are lots of reasons for this. First and foremost- we were running in too many directions at the same time and we needed to re-focus. So we went...
View ArticleWhat is multi-dimensional?
This blog is posted on the 720thinking website and we do constantly state that 720thinking is “multi-dimensional.” So let’s go back to basics and define that word we use so much. It is critical to...
View ArticleIs Cultural Ambiguity Draining Your Profitability?
The costs of cultural ambiguity, or worse, conflict, are significant. Data shows a huge negative impact on productivity, stress levels, safety, health and profitability....
View ArticleThe Culture You Want or the Culture You Get
As we have stated before, you can have the culture you want or the culture you get. There is intention and there is lack of intent. Chances are, lack of intent will create an incoherent, inconsistent...
View ArticleProductivity is Earned
All employers want productivity. Whether they view their employees as expendable assets or capital assets, they want returns on those assets. There are even indexes that employers can use to determine...
View ArticleHealthcare Expenses Going Through the Roof!
Healthcare expenses seem like they are going through the roof every year. Employers are constantly on the lookout outside their organization for cheaper health coverage and may also end up reducing the...
View ArticleEmployee Uncertainty – Impact on Decision Making
Unpredictable employer behavior can wreak havoc on employees. Decisions are most successful when based reliable on data and clear expectations. Capable employees who know “their stuff” can be made...
View ArticleFinding the Flow – Effective Communication
Sometimes momentum carries a team along like a fast moving river. Speed picks up and everyone is either hanging on for dear life or paddling fast to keep control. There is little time to pause and...
View ArticleLeverage Talent – Don’t Replicate
It is rare for a talented group of people to come together and have their talents mesh exactly so that there is an ideal team created. Many times there is either overlap of competencies or gaps. The...
View ArticleHow Will Your Company Survive, When the Big Fish Gets Away?
Landing a big client is both exciting and daunting, especially for a young company. It can be a defining moment, pushing the company into the credibility zone, where other clients will follow because...
View ArticleBuilding Critical Mass Leadership
Leadership is not a position- it is a trait. It should be found at every level of an organization, from the C-Suite to the assembly line. Every employee has the potential to be a leader, and the more...
View ArticleAvoid Insanity – Optimize Lessons Learned
Within any organization, there are individual lessons being learned every day. Unfortunately, most of them are not captured and institutionalized. This is a problem because the same mistakes can be...
View ArticleMoving the Business to the Next Level
What does it mean to move to the next level? It is a phrase often spouted without clarifying how it is being used. It could be the next level in gross sales, moving from $5 million to $10 million. It...
View ArticleWhy Chaos Continues to Reign
Does your leadership share the Vision of the company with the employees? Does everybody get it? Because, if not, there may be trouble ahead. Most cars now have GPS that directs drivers to the fastest...
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