Leadership Skills
Vistage economist, Alan Beaulieu, CEO of ITR, issued a simple warning in recent days “It’s been a good year, but there is a change coming,” he said. “Things are going to slow down.” For those of us who follow ITR, we know the recession Beaulieu expects next year is one that he’s been forecasting…
There is a buzzword regarding diversity efforts: "Inclusion". All buzzwords suffer from the same fate; they become so widely overused that they lose their meaning. Let’s investigate the definition of inclusion. While diversity efforts of an organization attempt to recruit members with varied demographics, psychographics, life experiences, etc., an inclusive attitude…
We, like a television signal, are broadcasting our attitude to everyone around us each day. Most people, and I'm guilty sometimes, broadcast negative feelings. I recently spoke in New York City, at a company in Times Square. Before going up into the office building for my meeting, I watched some…
If it is to be, it is up to me. — Unknown After your second cup of coffee, you realize that Mary had a big deadline two weeks ago and it suddenly occurs that you haven’t heard about results. At your request, Mary comes into your office. When you ask her about…
Guest Blogger Bio: Chalmers Brothers is a certified executive coach, leadership development consultant, speaker and best-selling author. His books “Language and the Pursuit of Happiness” (2005) and “Language and the Pursuit of Leadership Excellence” (2015) have been adopted by the leadership / coaching programs at Georgetown University, George Mason University,…
How would your stress, energy level and happiness be affected, if you stopped tolerating? To tolerate means allowing things that you don't like to continue. It includes those things that irritate you, drain your energy, and weigh you down. They produce negative emotions, and they may show up in both…
The dictionary defines empathy quite simply: “It’s the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” And for most of us, this simple sentence describes one of life’s greatest challenges. We come at everything from our point of view. Our personality, combined with our backgrounds and experiences, drive how we see…
Last Friday at 6:00 p.m., I drove past my local Chipotle restaurant. I was surprised to see only a few customers standing in line. A couple of years ago, lines regularly stretched past the front door from lunchtime until closing, seven days a week. Until recently, Chipotle was a darling…
For many years, the adage was “do you want it right, on-time or cheap, pick two”. And then somewhere in the 80’s and 90’s, perhaps associated with the dot.com era, marginal costs moved close to zero in some industries. Because of this, we began to expect all three. In fact, the…
Recently, Ryan Avery spoke to my Vistage groups where he shared valuable communication skills, strategies, and insights that the world’s best leaders use to influence others to take action. Ryan's infographic shown here lists some words that he recommends removing from your vocabulary to increase the effectiveness of your own communication.…
How much does Vistage Membership cost? July 3, 2017 When I meet Business Owners, Presidents or CEO’s who are…
The Art of Question Asking: The Other Half of… July 12, 2011 Elvis Costello keeps singing in my head. “What so hard…
What are Self-Observation and the Inner Observer? August 14, 2017 The Enneagram personality system has changed my life. Not only…
What is The Difference between Vistage and YPO July 17, 2017 In his book, Think and Grow Rich, Dr. Napoleon Hill…
Using the Enneagram: Denial As A Defense August 16, 2013 After my first blog about some of my experiences as…
