Warren Buffett, considered by many experts to be one of the best, brightest and most successful business leaders in the world, wrote the following about his lifelong friend and business colleague Don Keough: “After all these years, every time I see Don Keough I feel as refreshed as I do after drinking a Cherry Coke. …
It was a distinct honor to recently speak, and lead a discussion for the Notre Dame Club of Dallas, TX on the topic of Leadership Excellence. These successful men and women, still very much engaged with and supportive of The Fighting Irish from Notre Dame, continue to live the vision, mission and values of their Alma …
A recent Seth Godin blog post is well worth repeating and sharing with those who do not subscribe to or read his excellent blog. Seth Godin is one of the world’s most successful bloggers, particularly as a world-class thought leader in the area of marketing. His books have enjoyed outstanding sales and success over the years. …
The most successful people… the most successful organizations… on every continent and in every country throughout the world… are intentionally and intensely focused on “the personal, professional and organizational experiences” of the people and organizations they serve! Every successful organization carefully monitors satisfaction and “the customer experience.” You will find a direct and high correlation between the …
Tom Rath and Jim Harter conducted extensive research for their book entitled Well-Being: The Five Essential Elements. The resulting key insight, which should be no surprise to experienced workers and leaders in the workplace, is this: “The secret to a happy life is rooted to a large extent in interactions with co-workers and bosses.” I would …
In a recent article in Success From Home magazine, John Maxwell does an excellent job of explaining the very important leadership distinction between simply equipping people, verses developing people. Maxwell states that, “When you equip people: You teach them how to do a job. If you show someone how to use a machine or some …
Tom Mathews, Senior Executive Vice Chairman and Co-Founder of World Financial Group (WFG) has written a great little book titled, Aim For The Heart: Leading To Build Great Teams. WFG is a financial services marketing company with offices worldwide. Tom has almost a quarter century of experience building teams and developing leaders in one of the …
Dean Kamen is a highly successful inventor and visionary who not only wants to save the world, he and his company are working hard every day in order to make it happen. They are making good things happen! How does Kamen lead with such a huge, seemingly impossible and daunting dream and vision? 1. …
Dianna Booher, my wonderful, highly talented and successful friend gave me permission to share her May 2010 Communication Tip of the Month. Dianna is the author of over 40 books, a communication and productivity expert, a dynamic keynote speaker… but more on that later. Dianna Booher’s Communication Tip of the Month May 2010 Influence, Don’t …
Fifty-three years old… and he just completed his MBA from Emory University in Atlanta. One might conclude… “Slow Learner.” That conclusion would be wrong. Dead wrong! Jim Wetrich, President, U.S. Wound Care Division and General Manager of Molnlycke Health Care, United States & Latin America, did in fact just recently earn an MBA from Emory …
Scott Boras is a mega-superstar sports agent, representing many of the highest profile and highest paid major-league baseball players during the past 20 years. Scott’s clients, such as Alex Rodriguez and many other major-league baseball superstars, have consistently enjoyed record breaking, ever-increasing compensation packages due to excellent negotiations based on past or expected performance. Scott …
Great leaders make sure there are numerous formal and informal opportunities for other leaders within their organization… and not just senior leaders… to grapple with the personal, professional and organizational ramifications of potential innovations within their industry. The benefits and high value of not only encouraging, but expecting such reflection and dialog are huge and enduring. …
Last week, Leadership Excellence: The Ultimate Strategy for Success, featured an interesting and informative article titled Creating a Culture of Excellence. The article was written by Jason Daley and was published in the March 2010 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. As I stated last week, “If you are a leader who truly wants to improve and hone …
“Time to start managing for the next recession. Downturns are a small part of the economic cycle, but they’re when major competitive reordering happens.” So goes the headline of an article written by Geoff Colvin that was published in a recent issue of Fortune Magazine. The author’s point is that now is NOT the time …
The February 8, 2010 issue of Fortune Magazine featured leadership and success strategies of Klaus Schwab, the man who created and leads the highly successful World Economic Forum. If you are not familiar with the name and very significant accomplishments of Klaus Schwab, please read the following: In 1971, Professor Klaus Schwab, then a professor …
Inevitably, there comes a time, in fact many times over the personal and professional life of a great leader, when he or she must honestly, openly, yet humbly “take a firm and clear stand” on critical issues of the day. Great leaders very carefully and thoughtfully select these times and issues, for they know that …
The Harvard Business Review recently published a brief, but highly relevant article titled, Learning from Heroes. The premise of the article is that we, like all of our heroes, whether Hercules, Luke Skywalker or Jack Welsh, struggle with five recurring challenges as we journey through work and life: We wander without knowing where we’re going Data …
“Reset priorities to face the new reality.” “Keep investing in the core.” The most successful leaders and companies never stop funding their most critical competencies. “Communicate like crazy, balancing realism and optimism.” “Your customers face new problems, so give them new solutions.” “Reevaluate people – and attract other good ones.” “Reexamine compensation – what is …
You have heard it said…. “She is a woman on a mission!” “He is a man on a mission!” In most cases, this comment is a high compliment regarding someone who is absolutely determined and highly focused on a clear, precise, important and measurable mission. What do important colleagues, friends and family say and think about you? …
Unquestionably, the United States Military is one of the top leadership training organizations in the world. Maybe the best in the world! A recent issue of Fortune Magazine included an excellent advertisement regarding the advantages of hiring veterans. The advertisement included a listing titled, 10 Reasons to Hire Vets. After reading through the list, I realized …