Three Steps to Living Audaciously: Setting Your Lifetime Legacy Mission
My lifetime legacy mission (LLM) is to educate, equip, & empower 100 million entrepreneurs & leaders worldwide to reach their greatest personal & organizational potential. In my last two speaking […]
Three Questions Great Leaders Ask Themselves in the 21st Century
I recently designed and facilitated a two-day leadership training program for senior managers in the Air Force. The program objective was to educate them on the mindset and skillset required […]
Why You Must Have That Difficult Conversation – And How To Do It
There are four words that, when we hear them, we stop in our tracks because we know they are going to be followed by a lot of other words we […]
10 Cardinal Rules for Working with Friends
Ask any business owner if they’ve ever worked with friends, and you will likely get a yes. How they answer you (with a scowl or with a smile), will determine […]
Four Things Businesses Overlook When Moving Employees to a New Position
So often when we’re thinking of expanding, we turn our attention to the external hiring process. In many cases, however, who we need is already with us. It seems logical […]
The Delicate Art of Co-Founder Alignment
One of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of my role as a growth strategist is working with companies that have multiple co-founders. I often engage with these companies after […]
Your Experience is Your Blue Ocean Strategy
One of my favorite business books, alongside Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and Steve Jobs by Walt Isaacson, is Blue Ocean Strategy, by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne and […]
Get Out!! (Of Your Comfort Zone)
We’ve all heard (and said) the sayings, “Growth happens outside of your comfort zone.” “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” “You must get comfortable with discomfort.” Everyone […]
The One Secret to Holding a Transformational Strategic Planning Retreat
Strategic planning retreats often have a bad reputation. An executive team takes the company or a group of key stakeholders off-site for a few days to share the company vision, […]
Small Changes, BIG IMPACT
My summer mantra was PURGE. I had a mission this summer to get rid of anything that no longer served me. We donated A LOT of goods to various charities. […]
