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Presenting Small Rocks to Your Executive Team?

Have you ever asked the executive team for more resources or a bigger investment and came away empty handed? All too often the presenters, with legitimate needs, were talking about small rocks. Learn how to build "big rock" presentations that help you get the resources and investments you need to…

Tags | executive execution, executive ownershift, executive presence, executive presentations, presenting to executive board, presenting to executives

The Strategic Leader – Part III

Visualizations and picture language are an important part of any strategic narrative. Learn how to use the power of a postcard to carry your company's strategy forward successfully.

Tags | becoming strategic, executive ownershift, high performance strategy, strategic leadership, strategic leadership team, strategy visualization, visualization

Who said two years are the “terrible twos”?

It’s the two year anniversary for "Executive Ownershift, Creating Highly Effective Leadership Teams”. Let me make the following offer on this two year anniversary: If you (or your organization) order 100 copies of Executive Ownership, Creating Highly Effective Leadership Teams, I’ll spend day with you, your leadership team or another…

Tags | effective leadership teams, executive leadership, executive ownershift, high performance leadership teams, leadership teams

Becoming a Strategic Leader – Part II

Are you and your leadership team practicing patience and discipline to craft a meaningful and inspiring “what” for your company’s future before dropping down into strategic implementation, or the “how”? If you are interested in developing your strategic leadership skills, consider joining me and other strategic leaders to strengthen these…

Tags | becoming strategic, executive ownershift, strategic leader, strategic leadership

Becoming a Strategic Leader

What is the most strategic decision you have made in the last 60 days, personally or professionally? How do you continue to develop as a strategic leader? Learn how you can improve your strategic leadership skills, especially strategic decison making.

Tags | decision making, decisive leadership, executive leadership, executive ownershift, leadership decisions, strategic decisions, strategic leadership

Are you carrying hidden agendas in your executive team?

Are you carrying hidden agendas in your executive team? Hidden agendas in your executive team can cripple to your organization’s performance. Don’t waste energy and time carry hidden agendas in your executive team or anywhere in your organization, here's a suggestion how to deal with them.

Tags | elephant in the room, executive ownershift, executive team excellence, hidden agendas, high performance leadership teaam, sacred cows

How do others talk about your mid-year performance appraisals?

What does your team appreciate and value about the way you lead the mid-year performance appraisal process? Those insights may help you create an ownership culture in your team and organization.

Tags | executive ownershift, high performance, mid-year appraisals, performance management

A 600-year-old leadership team off-site location?

Breakthrough learning locations, I look for off-site venues that are conducive to breakthrough learning and results – so if you have a leadership team that is looking for fertile ground to take their next big steps, I can highly recommend the Spread Eagle Hotel & Spa in Midhurst.

Tags | breakthrough learning locations, executive breakthroughs, executive ownershift, leadership off-sites, offsite venues

I Got Hacked on LinkedIn – What Happened and Lessons Learned

Even if you are super careful about how you use social media, hackers can still find a way to breach your security. Here's a short story about what happened to me and how you can steer clear of a hacker's wrath.

Tags | executive ownershift, hacked, hacker, LinkedIn

Nesting in the Executive Team – Part II

Nesting can happen quickly in the executive team. It diminishes initiative and ownership in the organization. If you sense the symptoms (see last week’s post) of nesting in your executive team, here are five “anti-nesting” strategies to get your executive team back on track.

Tags | effective executive teams, executive nest, executive ownershift, high performance executive team, high performance leadership teams, leadership effectiveness, nesting in the executive team