Tag: emergingleaders

  • Perspective on Goal Setting

    Perspective on Goal Setting

    We are bent on getting what we want, but sometimes it’s too much about us. Meaning, we have needs, desires and goals that are important, but sometimes they feel too selfish to justify – so we either do them and feel guilty after, or we abandon them and feel cheated later.  Is there a better…

  • Too Good to be True

    Too Good to be True

    Too Good to be True Getting what you really want – does that sound selfish to you? If it does, this series is going to change that.  But what I’m more fired up about is the theme of this series:  putting more meaning in the things we do.  And specifically, how can we put meaning in the…

  • Getting Clear First

    Getting Clear First

    Getting Clear First Feeling unmotivated or disconnected from your work, even though you know your work has value? I did. Then, much like my chiropractic visit, I had a business development meeting [last week] for my company and …. bam … the pain of being out of alignment went away. I was looking at a…

  • Why Partnerships Fail – part five

    Why Partnerships Fail – part five

    Why Partnerships Fail…And what we can do to prevent it 5 questions to ask yourself before your partnership is tanking As I mentioned previously,  most business partnerships struggle and eventually fail for a variety of preventable reasons.  I mentioned last time that one reason partnerships fail is that there is no process or context to resolve a…

  • Why Partnerships Fail – part four

    Why Partnerships Fail – part four

    Why Partnerships Fail…And what we can do to prevent it 5 questions to ask yourself before your partnership is tanking As I mentioned previously,  most business partnerships struggle and eventually fail for a variety of preventable reasons.  I mentioned last time that one reason partnerships fail is that there is no clear understanding or agreement on how…

  • Why Partnerships Fail – part three

    Why Partnerships Fail – part three

    Why Partnerships Fail…And what we can do to prevent it 5 questions to ask yourself before your partnership is tanking As I mentioned previously, most business partnerships struggle and eventually fail for a variety of preventable reasons. I mentioned last time that one reason partnerships fail is that the work culture is stuck in the…

  • Why Partnerships Fail – part two

    Why Partnerships Fail – part two

    Why Partnerships Fail…And what we can do to prevent it 5 questions to ask yourself before your partnership is tanking As I mentioned previously,  most business partnerships struggle and eventually fail for a variety of preventable reasons.  I mentioned last time that one reason partnerships fail is that they have no clear reason for business beyond…

  • Why Partnerships Fail

    Why Partnerships Fail

    Why Partnerships Fail…And what we can do to prevent it 5 questions to ask yourself before your partnership is tanking Like marriage or dating relationships, business partnerships struggle and eventually fail for a variety of preventable reasons.  Did you catch that?  Preventable reasons. There are certain inescapable hardships that can crush any partnership [like a…

  • Managing an Underperformer in a Family Business

    Managing an Underperformer in a Family Business

    The Godfather is a crime novel written by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family based in New York City and Long Beach, New York. There are many invaluable life lessons to be gleaned from this trilogy masterpiece.  Among…

  • How to Deal with Critics

    How to Deal with Critics

    “It’s the echo that counts” We all hate it, and yet we are all guilty at times of doing it:  being a critic.  Sure, there is a time for constructive criticism – in fact – I am a HUGE fan!  But I am talking about taking cheap shots at others without taking time to understand…