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Taking Ownership

One of the distinctive markers of highly effective leadership teams is the ability to express frustration, disappointment and even anger in a poor performing environment AND take ownership for the situation. Here is Green Bay Packer’s head football coach, Matt LaFleur, addresses failure in their disappointing 3-38 loss to the…

Tags | executve ownershift, own the dog, ownership, ownership culture

Strategic Leader Fitness Review-Part III

Here is part III of the Strategic Leader Fitness Review, helping you get an idea of your strategic "strengths", and where your opportunities for strategic growth are - Make sure you look into all three parts!

Tags | executive effectiveness, executive ownershift, strategic decisions, strategic fitness review, strategic leader, strategy

Strategic Leader Fitness Review-Part II

To get an idea of your strategic fitness, and where your opportunities for strategic growth may be, look into the Strategic Leader Fitness Review. Make sure you look into all three parts!

Tags | execution excellence, executive leadership, executive ownershift, setting a leadership example, strategic fitness, strategic leader, strategy

Strategic Leader Fitness Review-Part I

Has your boss suggested you become more strategic? To get an idea of your strategic fitness, and where your opportunities for strategic growth may be, look into the Strategic Leader Fitness Review. Make sure you look into all three parts!

Tags | becoming strategic, executive ownershift, strategic decision, strategic decisions, strategic leader, strategic leadership team, strategy

Strategic Decisions

What is the most strategic decision that you have made in the last 60 days, personally or professionally? When you look at the decision or decisions you selected, why did you consider it a strategic decision?

Tags | decision making, effective executive, effective leadership, executive decision, strategic decisions, strategic leadership

Artificial vs Natural Challenges

Teams that spend too much time on artificial challenges do not perform as well as those that focus on natural challenges. Keep your eyes and your ears on the artificial – natural challenges balance in your team.

Tags | artificial challenge, effective executive teams, effective leadership, effective teams, executive ownershift, high performance team, natural challenge

Summer Reflection

Profit from the insights shared in Norenberg's 90 Seconds where I share real leadership challenges, struggles and blind spots and how to succeed in such situations.

Tags | executive coaching, executive ownershift, N90S, norenberg's 90 seconds, norenberg's ninety seconds, summer reflection

Focus on the Crossroads

You can do many things this year. Many will keep you busy and maintain the status quo. Other actions will serve as a catalyst and contribute to the highest vision you have for yourself and your business. Keep your focus at the crossroads.

Tags | effective executive, effectiveness, executive ownershift, executive teams, highly effective leadership teams, leadership teams, priorities, purpose, strategic execution

Own the Dog®

The costs associated with, “It’s not my dog”, run in the millions, maybe more. It is the terrible (and avoidable) cost of what happens when you do not have a culture of ownership throughout your organization. Learn how to create an ownership culture througout your organization and "Own the Dog".

Tags | effective leadership, engagement, executive team effectiveness, high performance, leadership team effectiveness, own the dog, ownership culture

Win-Win or Win-Lose?

If win-win is your default function, and you continue to push win-win negotiation practices when the other party is looking only to do the best deal for themself, you will get slaughtered on the negotiation table. Paying attention to what the other party does, not only what they say, helps…

Tags | effective executive, effective negotiating, executive negotiations, executive teams, high performance leadership, negotiations, win-win