The Creation of a New Product On pages 104-105 of his excellent book How Leaders Learn: Master The Habits Of The World’s Most Successful People, former YUM! CEO David Novak tells the story of having to find new ideas for new flavors for Doritos. Coming off the success of Nacho Cheese Doritos, Novak writes, “When […]
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5 Lessons On Developing Leadership Expertise
The following are 5 recent lessons on developing leadership expertise: Be An EXPERT At The Task ASSIGNED This speaks to focus. In his CoachTube.com masterclass, Indiana Pacers assistant coach Mike Weiner made a powerful comment. He said, “(Be an) Expert in the room at the task assigned. You’re not going to be an expert at […]
8 Things You Must Do To Lead By Example
Failure is part of the leadership journey. It happens to all of us. When failure arrives, it is important to learn from the experience and then do the next right thing. One person doing the next right thing is Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA (as he is known) is 25-years-old and just finished […]
The Unspoken Relationship Between Vision and Patience
We love visionary leaders. Countless books and articles have been written about them. We sit at their feet to learn from their journey and hopefully, get some crumbs off the master’s table to use ourselves. Visionary leaders are big picture thinkers. They are passionate. Their ideas are outside-the-box. Visionary leaders are often excellent communicators who […]
5 Things Top Performers Talk Privately About
“I wish I had been a fly on the wall for that conversation.” Have you ever uttered those words? I know I have more times than I can count. Mostly, I utter that phrase when two top performers privately get together. This is what I would like to know: What do they really think? What […]
4 Things It Takes To Achieve Your Full Potential As A Leader
No leader wakes up the morning and says, “I just want to reach half my potential as a leader today. I want my organization to operate at 50% of its capacity and I want my team to perform at 50% of what it is capable of.” Of course, no leader says that. On the contrary, […]
4 Lessons On The Psychology of Winning and Losing from a Leadership Perspective
How a leader handles their team’s winning or losing is critical to its ongoing success. A proper understanding of success and failure and how to leverage it can dramatically impact your team’s fortunes. Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells is genuinely considered one of the NFL’s all-time great teambuilders and motivators. In this article written […]