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All the best to infinity & beyond

Embracing the spirit of unity and practicing meaningful collaboration, repeated over many generations, could become helpful habits for those who will make that very long journey, some generations from now. Every small action in this direction helps, and perhaps at some point in the distant future, those in front of…

Tags | collaboration, cooperation, executive ownershift, Proxima Centauri, unity, working together

Frauen, fast eine Liebeserklärung

I could not help but think about the actress’s backstory, that only a few in the audience were aware of. 25 years earlier, I sat at her family’s dining room table, in a small Black Forest village, listening to Angela’s parents encourage her to pursue a real career, something more…

Tags | creativity, executive ownershift, passion, resilience

Must-Win Battle Scorecard

Last week I shared questions that help leadership teams reflect on their business performance, lessons learned, and missed opportunities. Here’s a highly effective framework that leadership teams can use to address and review their must-win battles.

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

Rewards and Revenue from Reflection

Poor leadership team reflection leads to minimal or no learning which leads to little or no changes and sets a non-productive standard for reflection across your entire organization. Here are ideas to ensure your leadership team sets a best-in-class example for their reflection efforts.

Tags | best practices, executive ownershift, high performance leadership, leadership team performance, lessons learned, performance, reflection

Executive Ownershift

How does your leadership team play the game, with a systematic approach to success or is everyone trying to be "the star" on the court? If you’re a senior leader and interested in exchanging ideas from your leadership team success playbook, I’ll be happy to share my playbook with you.…

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

No Problems at the Top?

Executive teams often know what they want. yet miss opportunities to transform themselves and their business because they are unwilling to address what the need. Here are six questions executive teams (or people that support them) can use to get at what they need to play at their best, rather…

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

Limiting Labels

When you label yourself, others, or situations around you, you stop seeing opportunities for growth and lock yourself into a limiting belief. Live life beyond the label.

Tags | effective communication, effective executive, effective executive teams, effective leadership, effective teams, executive breakthroughs, labels, limiting beliefs

Keeping Secrets is Bad for Business

There is nothing to be ashamed of by asking for help. When we pretend to be perfect, hide our imperfections, and discourage people from giving us feedback and ideas to improve, we lose followers and our ability to influence people.

Tags | effective communication, effective executive, effective executive teams, executive excellence, executive ownershift, high performance, highly effective teams, leadership teams

How do you use your prime time?

Priming is the conscious act of creating space and adjusting our thoughts and emotions to our best state. How do you make the most of your prime time? Here are some priming triggers to help you create highly effective leadership off-sites.

Tags | executive excellence, executive ownershift, high performance state, peak performance, prime time, priming

Where do you meet your best ideas?

Where do you meet your best ideas? Not at work, for most people. While recruiting ads and employee communications are often sprinkled with “come create here” messages, the truth is that most of the working force feels more pressure to be productive at work than to be creative. Here's how…

Tags | creative leadership, creativity, executive ownershft, imagination, meeting your best ideas, strategic leadership