Want to know the secret to perennial winners? Here are 5 leadership keys from Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, who continues to win wherever he coaches and proves that leadership really matters.
How many times have we been told the formula for maintaining a healthy weight is to eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly? Everybody knows the formula, although sophisticated marketers package it in many creative ways. So if we all know whatthe formula is, why is it so difficult to apply it to our lives? The secret to losing weight is not in knowing the formula – it’s in applying what we already know.
Execution is an easy concept to talk about, but it's a hard one to apply. Try these three specific behaviors to boost your personal and team execution.
Very few tasks are completely in isolation for today's leader. Leaders harness diverse resources and collaborate across functions. In fact, my favorite definition of teamwork is "connected independence." The success of most organizations is directly proportionate to their leaders' ability to inspire excellent teamwork.
High-performing teams consciously apply the Team Effectiveness and Alignment Model (TEAM).
Keeping focused is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Think in threes to simplify your plans, values, and metrics. Here are three questions to ask.
Keeping things simple helps your team stay focused.
This seems like it should be easy enough, but as billionaire investor Warren Buffett says, "There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult."
We do, in fact, live in a complex world of advancing technology, global competition, brand abundance, unprecedented variety of sales and distribution channels, and blossoming new work arrangements and organizational structures.
It's easy to get distracted by things that we cannot control. It quickly dulls our focus and our performance. This story will help you stay focused.
Charlie Jones is a sportscaster who has covered several Olympic games in his long career. At the 1996 games in Atlanta, he was assigned to announce the rowing, canoeing and kayaking events – a situation that left him less than thrilled, since it was broadcast at 7 a.m. and the venue was an hour's drive from Atlanta.
What Jones discovered, however, was that it ended up being one the most memorable sports events in his career because he gained a chance to understand the mental workings of these Olympic athletes.
A good plan gets you into the race, but sticking with it propels you into the winner's circle.
After working with leaders and organizations to improve their strategy execution for the past 15 years, I have boiled it down to these 12 phrases to help you and your team stick with it.
Looking to implement a change in your organization? Here are 10 common mistakes businesses make – and how you can avoid them.
Growth may be optional but change is inevitable. Unfortunately, most efforts to make organizational changes fail, and the reasons are predictable. Since change will happen in your business, keep these 10 reasons handy to boost your chances of a successful change effort – and business growth.
