Let me ask you the same question I asked a room full of financial advisors this past week. When you signed up to become a financial advisor, did you know you also signed up to lead people and all that entails? If you’re like most of them, you’re probably thinking, no, not really.
Building and strengthening communication, collaboration and conflict in your leadership will reinforce your trust relationship with the people who work for you and build the foundation of a high-performance organization.
Whether you work with others, or alone, you may still suffer from the “Single Warrior Syndrome”—that managerial malaise that causes leaders to work excessively long, hard hours because only THEY know how to do something right and fast enough.
Change is an essential part of any thriving business culture. Leadership at every level must be able to manage the tension between decision-making and effective execution. Here's the thing, bad execution will tank your best decisions every time.
Change is an essential part of any thriving business culture. Leadership at every level must be able to manage the tension between decision-making and effective execution. Here's the thing, bad execution will tank your best decisions every time.
Are you clear about what you want and are you living in alignment with your core values? If you truly want to live your life on purpose, answering this question is the prerequisite. It’s your starting point.
“Wouldn’t it be great to spend every day working with clients who are ideal for you, clients whom you can hardly believe you get paid to work with? It is completely possible once you identify who you want to work with and determine with absolute clarity that you will settle for nothing less. Once you do that, [...]
Businesses exist to make a profit serving needs in the marketplace and growth is a clear metric of success in doing so. For the small- to mid-size business owner, one of the biggest impediments to growth is capacity. If there’s little time for you to work “ON” your business, something must give. An often overlooked or [...]
When he was a boy, Stan vowed he’d never be a father like his own father—aloof, critical, and emotionally unavailable. Yet, 30 years later, he catches himself treating his son harshly and constantly judging him for not measuring up. Patricia loves her job and her boss. The only thorn is that her boss prizes punctuality [...]
If you have employees, difficult conversations are the key to success in your business. And if your company is like most, the organization desperately needs more of them. At the same time, remote work environments and digital communications are making it more difficult to just walk into an office and chat. Also, since “difficult” or [...]
