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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Feeling Unmotivated? 6 Things Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola Teaches Us About Staying Motivated As A Leader
Are you feeling unmotivated as a leader? Do you have no enthusiasm for your current assignment? If so, I want to introduce to someone who has seemingly mastered the art of staying motivated. Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, is one of my favorite leaders. This past weekend, his squad won its fourth consecutive Premier […]
5 Leadership Lessons About Relief Syndrome, How Young Leaders Earn Respect, What High Producers Need, Defining Roles for New Employees, & What Makes a Leader Special
The following are five leadership lessons I am (re)learning this past week: Relief Syndrome Have you or your team recently experienced a certain level of success? If so, you may need to be concerned about a unique organizational behavior known as Relief Syndrome. Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban often talks about this condition […]
18 Characteristics Of A Great Team
We all know the catch-phrases – You can accomplish more with we than me. There is no “I” in “team.” Teamwork makes the dream work. We acknowledge all of these statements as fundamental truths. There is no argument. We all want to build and be a part of great teams. But how do you do that? […]
6 Lessons on Apex Leadership we learn from Pep Guardiola and Erling Haaland
Earlier this week, I released my latest Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices Of Apex Leaders. Apex Leaders are the best of the best in their areas of discipline. Two of today’s Apex Leaders are Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola and its star player Erling Haaland. During team’s May 3rd 3-0 victory over West Ham United, Haaland […]
The 2 Things Leaders Value Most
The two things I value most as a leader are productivity and character. Productivity means you get things done and advance the organization’s mission and vision. Character is what allows you do it for a long period of time and not disqualify yourself. In this article we will discuss the subject of productivity. You may […]