In 1910, according to historyonthenet.com, the White Star Line’s brochure praised their Olympic and Titanic ships, including the statement, “these two wonderful vessels are designed to be unsinkable.” By the maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912 the ship’s reputation became such that a deckhand reportedly said, “God himself could not sink this ship!” On April 15, 1912, the White ...
Our digitally, interconnected world makes it tempting to watch the successes of others. By focusing outside our business, it’s easy to get caught in the game of “keeping up with the Jones’.” Attempting to keep up with the competition is a sure way to a company’s demise. We can continually chase new ideas or implement unsustainable practices, without having the ...
In a Harvard Business Review video, leadership consultant, Ron Carucci, claims that 50-60% of executives fail in their first executive role. He studied successful executives to find what they did differently. Carucci discovered four key factors. The final factor is Connections. Successful executives know that connecting with others by building strong relationships and trust is critical. Building the right connections ...
In a Harvard Business Review video, leadership consultant, Ron Carucci, claims that 50-60% of executives fail in their first executive role. He studied successful executives to find what they did differently. Carucci discovered four key factors. The third factor in our series is “Choice.” Every day brings many choices. For example, you must decide where to best invest your time. ...
In a Harvard Business Review video, leadership consultant, Ron Carucci, claims that 50-60% of executives fail in their first executive role. He studied successful executives to find what they did differently. Carucci discovered four key factors. The second factor in our series is “Context.” Successful executives do the work necessary to gain understanding of trends in their culture, industry, and ...
In a Harvard Business Review video, leadership consultant, Ron Carucci, claims that 50-60% of executives fail in their first executive role. Ron studied successful executives to find what they did differently from those who didn’t succeed. Carucci discovered four key factors that we’ll discuss this week. The first factor is Breadth. New executives tend to have a narrow view of ...
In most meetings, there’s one person in the room who everyone recognizes as high value. They speak, and the entire room listens. To become this type of person of influence, here are four critical practices: Be concise. Speak only when you have something meaningful to say. Be attentive. Actively listen and engage the other attendees with non-verbal communication. Ask questions. ...
Mark is a CEO responsible for over 6,500 employees globally. During a panel discussion we hosted in St. Louis, Mark was asked how he manages that many people. Mark pointed those in attendance to Jethro’s wisdom. Moses was exhausted judging all the cases for the Israelites when his father-in-law, Jethro, arrived. Jethro realized this was a problem. In Exodus 18, ...
Tad Edwards is a 4th generation descendant of the former AG Edwards & Company’s founder. As a young man he watched his father grow the number of company branches into the thousands. Tad wondered aloud, “How do you make that kind of growth sustainable?” Tad’s father said, “If you lower your hiring standards for the sake of growth, it will ...
Mark Thom, CEO of a Berkshire Hathaway company called MiTek, shared some great wisdom at a recent event we hosted. Mark said, “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” When we’re lacking in rest we’re not as likely to take the necessary stands to do our job well. A recent study in the Harvard Business Review noted that high-performing executives get ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
