by bw_admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Business, Servant Leadership
American companies are victims of the great training robbery. They spend $160 billion dollars on employee training and education every year and they waste $138 billion dollars of it on ineffective training that hijacks critical work time, isn’t retained or effectively...
by bw_admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Business, Servant Leadership
My guess is you were hired to lead your organization to exponential results. Exponential or transformational results are those beyond what’s predictable. Those might include a turnaround after years of average performance, merger or acquisition to triple your market...
by bw_admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Latest News
Do you remember the game show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” (I think it’s still on in some markets.) On that show, contestants could call a friend or ask the audience as a lifeline if they didn’t know the answer. Recently, I was working with a client who is new to...
by bw_admin | Nov 29, 2018 | Latest News
In the ASK ME ANYTHING series of posts, I address in this video how to set SMART goals. I don’t teach on SMART itself (you can Google that). I take on this question from the perspective of getting alignment on your SMART goal(s). Here’s my answer: Your challenge this...
by bw_admin | Oct 25, 2018 | Servant Leadership
I was working last week with a group of overwhelmed HR leaders on how to bring both a disciplined and servant leader approach to their work. The question that continued to come up is how to say “no” when new items start to creep in to a project (a.k.a. scope creep)...
by bw_admin | Oct 10, 2018 | The Intentional Leader
“What got you here, won’t get you where you want to go.” The rebel in me rejects this, but continues to be proven true in my life and the life of the successful people around me. One of the places to look and then add to your world is a personal board of directors....
by bw_admin | Oct 4, 2018 | The Intentional Leader
In three separate coaching sessions this week, I was asked “How do I do more with less?” As each client asked the question, their shoulders were slouched, and there was more than a bit of hopelessness in their voice. In response, I asked them if they remembered the...
by bw_admin | Sep 28, 2018 | The Intentional Leader
I teach the power of being a patient leader and when I shared this with a group I was coaching, a leader’s eyes lit up and he said, “That’s it! I need to be more patient.” There’s a million and one ways patience is needed in leadership and life, so I was curious and...
by bw_admin | Sep 20, 2018 | The Intentional Leader
My family and I partner with an organization (Heart for People) who provide resources to schools in Uganda, a country in Eastern Africa. We had the chance to meet the founder of two of these schools earlier this year. He shared his story of founding the schools and...
by bw_admin | Sep 12, 2018 | The Intentional Leader
These were the words of one senior leader using The Intentional Leader learning platform. For this series, I’ve asked leaders to focus on their listening. In my judgment, nothing is more fundamental in your leadership, and in a healthy organization, than listening. In...
