3 Reasons Why Organizations Fail
Published on: April 1, 2024
Anything supported by three pillars is inherently weak; lose one and everything comes crashing down.
Organizational culture is no different. Whether you own a small company, run a non-profit, or lead a team of hundreds, your organizational well-being rests upon these three pillars:
Hiring Right
Training Right
Treating Right
Unfortu
Happy New Year! Now, Get Out of Your Complacency Rut
Published on: January 16, 2024
Let’s be honest, perhaps you:
Are too close to your product to know how to improve it.
Don’t know your customers as well as you could.
Take your employees or colleagues for granted.
Have grown complacent.
Ouch! Which one of these are you honest enough to recognize, and own?
We all suffer from varying degree
Truth-Tellers, Part 3: Are You Truthful … With Yourself?
Published on: January 9, 2024
Welcome to Part 3 of Truth-Tellers.
In the last segment, I wrapped up by telling you that by this third Truth-Teller session I’d reveal why most organizations fail, even when they have plenty of Truth-Tellers.
Reason #1: In far too many cases, the decision makers, in failing organizations, do not act on the brutal
Truth-Tellers, Part 2: Are You a Cowardly Leader?
Published on: December 19, 2023
Welcome to Part 2 of Truth-Tellers.
In Part 1, I shared how my mentor, and Disney University founder Van France, was the definition of a “Robinhood of Honesty,” and he slung truth arrows in every direction … even at himself. During his Disney career, Van helped every Disney employee, (including Walt Disney) improve via his tough-
Truth-Tellers, Part 1: Who is Your Robin Hood of Honesty?
Published on: December 13, 2023
Today’s blog is short on words, long on potential outcomes. These questions parallel my recent, 3-part, Vlog, Truth Tellers:
Let’s start with two questions:
Who in your personal life provides you brutally honest feedback?
Who in your professional life provides you brutally honest feedback?
Moving on:
What