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Helping Others Flourish: The Power of Posture
There are some people who have a special ability to help others flourish. Think back to someone in your life who helped you grow in a specific way. Whether it’s a coach, a supervisor, a teacher, a mentor, a parent, or a friend, each of us can probably picture a person...
CEO Coaching: Strategic Review
You’re the CEO. You’re supposed to be the strategy expert. How do you feel about that? Nervous? Most CEOs spend 99% of their time (sometimes 100%) on execution. Perhaps they’ve been fooled by consultants who shout, “It’s all about the execution!” Execute what? Most...
The Dotted Line: When Contractors can Walk off the Job
This feature is a part of "The Dotted Line" series, which takes an in-depth look at the complex legal landscape of the construction industry. To view the entire series, click here.When general contractors or subcontractors sign on to construction projects, they...
Getting Personal about Change
Surefire way to shoot yourself in the foot when you’re leading a large-scale change effort is to ignore what’s on the minds of your employees. In research we conducted for our recently published book, Beyond Performance 2.0 (John Wiley & Sons, July 2019), we found...
How to become an Otherish Leader
Thinking about yourself is healthy in small strokes. But don’t make an art out of self-focus. 1.Train your eye to notice good in others. 2.Brag about others when you feel like bragging about yourself. 3.Notice the impact of your presence on others. How do people feel...
5 Top Reasons Why Your Construction Bidding Process Is Failing
It’s never a sure thing when you submit a bid for a construction project. In fact, most would consider winning one out of every five projects you bid for to be a pretty decent ratio. If you could improve your success rate for the construction bidding process, you...
An Essential Skill You Need to be a Successful leader
I have always been intrigued by empathy because it helps people read the minds of others, something that came in handy as an FBI agent. When I listened to another person’s words and read their body language, I could piece together their thoughts and emotions. Empathy...
Quick Tips for Boosting your Confidence During your Next Business Presentation
Even the most confident individuals can feel nervous when giving a high-stakes business presentation.I’m not talking about leading your weekly sales team meeting. I’m talking about the yearly investor relations meeting, the keynote address, the big pitch to the...
How to Develop a Superstar Strategy
We live in an age of growing corporate inequality, with a few dominant companies and many underperformers. The superstar archetype is Google, established in 1998 with the aim of rank-ordering web pages in what was then the nascent industry of search.By the beginning...