How many times have you heard people say they want to be innovative, when in reality they don’t want to change a thing?
Leaders talk at length about their desire to drive change and be ahead of the curve in their marketplace. And this week is a perfect time for me to talk about this for a few reasons. First, I have had some pretty interesting meetings with people about change in their organizations and how to facilitate big ideas. Secondly, I will be speaking in a few weeks on a panel discussing the multi-generational workforce. So I thought I would come at it from two angles today.
I want to talk about what’s holding us back from change, and how to attract and retain innovative talent. [Read more…]
Hey! Do you have $50? You must have it lying around somewhere? Well I would love you to pause for a moment and think about getting involved in this project. And I NEVER ask for help.
“Organizations learn only through individuals who learn. Individual learning does not guarantee organizational learning. But without it no organizational learning occurs.” 
I have said it before, and I will say it again: Two things kills productivity. 
In your business, people are everything. You understand how important it is to paint a clear vision to your customers to get them excited about a way forward with you. But how well are you communicating that vision to your internal staff? Do they fully understand why they are with you and where they are going? And what about the elusive ideal employee that you are looking for? What are you doing to attract them to you – why would they care?
More meetings? Hooray! Oh wait, you’re NOT saying that? Okay, well hopefully this post will help you out. Remember in my 
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by John Maxwell. While I was reading it, I found some super leadership lessons that I just had to type out for myself, print, and put on my office wall in front of me. These were always great reminders that in order to lead others, I had to first lead myself.
