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Wrong People

Working with the Wrong People is like Driving on Bald Tires

Working with the wrong people is like driving on bald tires. You can never seem to get traction. Here’s how to identify if you have the right people on your team

The Most Powerful Leadership Question

When you miss a goal ask yourself a very deep, powerful question, “What was it about my leadership that led to this result?” The buck stops with you. How is your leadership influencing your outcomes?

Shoot Higher: Is Your Strategy Big Enough?

A company must seek to win in a particular place in a particular way. If it doesn’t seek to win, it is wasting the time of its people and investors. What is your company striving to achieve?

Amplify Your Impact

Impact is another way to think about purpose. Purpose does not have to be complicated. It has to be clear and actionable. So ask yourself, “What impact do I want to make?”

Shared Experiences: Learn Through Others

Opinions are like noses, everyone’s got one. Experiences on the other hand are highly valuable. Seek out experiences so you can grow faster.

Sales And Marketing Are One

Sales and Marketing are one in your customers’ eyes. The challenge is sales and marketing are functionally very different roles. To create consistent client experiences, get your entire leadership involved in business development.

Video: My Talk On Next Generation Leadership

In March I had an amazing opportunity to deliver a short speech for the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (CAFE). I talked about how family businesses must constantly rethink and reposition their businesses in order to remain relevant through the decades. I wrote a little about this talk on the Sticky Branding Blog. My advice … Continued

Leaders Wanted: Choose to Lead in Social Media

Countless brands stunt their reach on social media, because all they do is broadcast their own content. Check their Facebook page or Twitter stream, and you’ll see their articles, their firm announcements, their promotions, their stuff. “Me, me, me.” Pushing your own content is a way to get started in social media, but it will … Continued

Next Generation Leaders

Steve Jobs wrote, “I hate it when people call themselves ‘entrepreneurs’ when what they’re really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell or go public, so they can cash in and move on. They’re unwilling to do the work it takes to build a real company, which is the hardest work in … Continued

A Leader Has To Show Up

A Leader Has To Show Up

“Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.” – Seth Godin, Tribes Brand communities are very powerful, but they don’t form and grow on their own. They need leadership. Along the social media highway you will find countless abandoned and dying groups. They were started with good … Continued

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