The Art of Business Evolution: A Strategic Guide for Leaders
Every business tells a story of growth. As someone who’s guided Fortune 500 executives through turnarounds and transformational changes, I’ve observed that the most resilient companies master each developmental stage rather than rush through them. The journey unfolds in four distinct phases, each demanding different leadership capabilities: Foundation PhaseYour initial vision comes to life here. […]
The New Playbook for Building Your Virtuoso Executive Team
The myth of the solo genius CEO is long gone. In today’s complex business environment, even the most talented leaders can’t do it all. Yet many CEOs still try, often with disastrous results. “The hardest thing I had to learn was that being good at everything actually made me bad at leading,” says Anne Wojcicki, […]
The Symphony of Success: Why Most Soloists Hit a Sour Note
Let’s talk about the greatest performance e-myths in business and debunk them to help you avoid falling into the e-myth trap. First, let’s take a minute to discuss what an e-myth is. The classic “entrepreneurial myth”, or e-myth, is an assumption that anyone can succeed at business with: This sounds great, but it just not […]
How Well Do You Know Your Vendors?
It’s extremely important to build relationships with your vendors and those around you can bring in new customers/clients and increase awareness of your company branding. The people you work directly with on your products and services are really the ones with the most to gain when you find success. By taking the time to get […]
To SQUIRCLE or Not to SQUIRCLE?
What education, what degrees, what life choices will be relevant to a world where AI and social media can flatten existing businesses, institutions or careers overnight, while also taking us where we have never even imagined in ways that are faster and easier than ever before?
Today I want to briefly touch on one key aspect that is not in the media and give you a quick sample takeaway on SQUIRCLE, (the square and circle game) developed by Francis P. Cholle of how people make decisions, and ultimately shape their world.
Beyond Great to Virtuosity!
Working with CEOs and their leadership teams for over 20 years I find that the keys to peak performance are gaining traction even with large business teams
Team Sports
The Fortune 500 TEAM sports and peak performance!
Working with CEOs and their leadership teams for over 20 years I find that 3 keys to peak performance are vital to gaining traction even with large business teams.
Stage Fright in Education
What is stage fright in education?
The press coverage of the university sector can be fraught with politics and intrigue. I know firsthand what happens when media step in to dramatize based on partial information.
My life was forever changed when a junior reporter took up the banner of portraying me as the world’s greatest plagiarist, as a 5’2” bully and delivered a steady stream of articles on controversy at the University of Sydney.
Lead On Technology
Lead On Technology?!?!
Working with CEOs and their leadership teams for over 20 years I remark in wonder how technology has at times hypnotized, stressed, organised and opened new global systems.
Did you ever notice how CEOs who never learned to type somehow transitioned seamlessly to enjoy smartphones, excel spread sheets and taxi apps?
Passive and Active Cycles
A very popular concept today, that I grew up with is that low-cost, passive investing always wins versus active trading where you pay the fees and deal with the stress.
