Summing Up Leadership in Four Words
Leadership success can be summed up in these four words: Winning hearts and minds. A few weeks ago, I had a consulting visit with a marketing executive who said marketing is about winning hearts and minds (a topic I will share more on tomorrow). As she said these words, I thought to myself, this sounds […]
A Story of Becoming: Where Marketing Must Start
For me, the word marketing has long been associated with a medley of angst, vexation, and exacerbation. Starting my professional journey as a physician, I just wanted to do a good job. I did not want to concern myself with creating ads, billboards, and flaunting my successes on social media. But my view of marketing […]
The Importance of Balancing Strategy and Adaptability
For many years, a close friend and business advisor told me that I must have a strategic roadmap, a five to ten year plan, but I resisted. Like many leaders with an entrepreneurial bent, I enjoy the freedom of the open road. I am always looking for new opportunities. Once I understood all the planning […]
The Fastest Way to Grow
The fastest way to grow is in partnership. When I first heard this principle, I had an immediate revolt to the idea. Still, I kept thinking about it because I highly respect the person who said it. A few years later, after thinking and observing, I am now a believer. Initially I wondered, Aren’t partners […]
Start Small, Start Soon
The following four words are a powerful entrepreneurial principle: start small, start soon. If you follow them, you will accomplish much in life. Many never start. They think, dream, and pontificate, but never pull the trigger. If you are thinking of creating a new ministry, a new business, a new business line, a new service—then […]
Are You Managing Your Tasks, or Are They Managing You?
My wife Joanne and I got into raising chickens. A close friend who does the same told me how he bought some chicks to incorporate into his chicken flock. His intention was to add fun to his family. But as he continued, he realized how a small decision to manage more chicks ultimately started managing […]
Powerful Lesson: Go from “Better” to “Only”
Here is a a powerful lesson I recently learned to reframe our mindset to empower our organizations to stand out. Usually, we try to do things better than our competition. This is good. In fact, if you were to list all the things you do better than your competitors, what would they be? Now here […]
How to Turn Any Organization Around
Recently, I was approached to help?a small, struggling organization. I’ve discovered that most teams or?organizations who find themselves in dire?circumstances such as this one tend to have a problem in?at least one of the common?areas outlined below. In this article I want to reveal five practical steps to?turn any organization around. One: Know How Your […]
Do You Hate Confrontation?
When I ask leaders why they avoid talking to people in the face of difficulty, they often say, ?I just?don?t like confrontation.? When?leaders avoid confrontation at all costs, they will have problems with their teams and organizations. We all know we need to do it. But?no one?tells themselves, “I can’t wait to be obnoxious and […]
What Are Your Strengths?
As I look over my life story, through failures, tears, and struggles, I have learned that I have a few strengths that have helped me navigate the mountains and valleys. Over the years, as I have identified these strengths, I am more dedicated to live in my strengths. Whether or not you are already familiar […]