As you plan for 2020, consider this quote from Stuart Scott. "Don’t downgrade your dream just to fit your reality. Upgrade your conviction to match your destiny.”
Upgrade Your Conviction
Tag: Execution
Leadership Insights from the Navy’s Elite
Many of today’s leadership practices are rooted in historical military testing, application, and refinement. But what can business leaders gain from current-day military, specifically Navy, leadership practices that have been honed for years and now are used with today’s more complex, competitive leadership environment? A lot! The next time you hear a business leader complain…
Know When to Quit
Swooosh! The same sound I heard the last three shots as I caught the basketball after it glided through the net creating music to any shooters’ ears… swooosh. “OK, you’re up 8 - 1”, I said to my 14 year old son at the time. I gasp for air and try to remember if my…
What’s My Adherence Score?
For the past 15 years, we have used the Adherence Equation to help individuals and organizations achieve their goals. From personal effectiveness and health to organizational growth and profitability, this simple formula clarifies your steps to success. Focus provides the clarity necessary to make decisions that support your most important goals. It results in a…
Laser-like Leadership
Here is an excerpt from Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. Video of aK_JvW9K-V4 Consider two sources of energy: the sun and a laser. The sun is a powerful source of energy. It showers the earth with billions of kilowatts of energy every hour. Yet with minimal protection – say…
2 Ways to Lead Like an Olympian
I love watching the Olympics. I was thrilled when they started alternating the summer and winter Olympics so I would only have to wait every two years instead of four years. The Olympics embody all that is good and inspiring about the human spirit. Olympic athletes and their back stories of trials and triumph stimulate…
How to Trigger Excellent Habits
At work, the daily whirlwind demands of the job and your team can easily push you back into poor habits, such as being reactive (vs. proactive) and force you to abandon what you know to be positive leadership habits. So, reflect on specific triggers that may prevent you from sticking to practices like the 5 coaching habits…
5 Easy Steps to Drive Improvements
Been to the ocean lately? Always strikes me how you can get knocked down by a wave, struggle to get back to your feet only to be staring another wave in the face. That's how the current world of continuous, rapid change can feel. Back in the 1950's, you might have seen only one technological change…
2 Ways to Master the Art of Adherence
We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Patent office has approved the registration of the Adherence Equation as a registered service mark. We have been applying and validating this simple, yet powerful equation with clients for 14 years. World-class leaders and organizations have used this time-tested formula for executing their plans. A good plan…
9 Ways to Persevere Like a Champion
What is it that sends us searching for success? We grasp at the latest fads and the newest techniques hoping to capture the magic we see highly successful people. We emulate strong role models, we study, we strive – all to find the secret of success. This secret is not necessarily a matter of talent, intelligence, creativity…