Jul 19 2011
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A vision statement describes a leader’s big dream for the organization. It should reflect what the leader wants to happen if nothing were to stand in the way. The mission statement is different in that it’s more concrete and specifically defines what the organization does. To be effective, it must be short and …
Feb 01 2011
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What’s your company’s strategy? Is there someone in charge of that? If so, who? There’s often a disconnect between real strategy and what many leaders think is strategy. I’ve seen too many senior leaders who seem to think strategy is something like a marketing plan. To be truly successful, leaders must see strategy for what it is; the overarching plan for success.
Jan 11 2011
Send to Kindle“Be Careful!” Those words jumped out from a bumper sticker on the car I was passing. We were on the interstate, traveling at interstate speeds when I saw the bumper sticker. Of course I immediately wanted to know what I should be careful of, what danger I should avoid. Alas, the explanation, the …
Oct 05 2010
There seems to be a month, week, or day for just about everything. I don’t know who determined this, but October is International Strategic Planning Month. I also don’t know why the world needs a strategic planning month but since we have one, I’ll certainly take advantage of it.
Aug 17 2010
During my seminars on strategic planning, I mention that in most cases, strategic planning should be a revolving 1-year process. That means that every year the senior leadership should accomplish the planning process and adjust as necessary. The exception is organizations in which senior leaders find themselves in a position where emergency actions …
Apr 01 2010
Leadership Questions and Answers Like all businesses that expect to succeed on the internet, I pay attention to the search terms people use to find my sites. At the risk of being accused of trying to pack this with keywords, I want to address a few questions that are obviously on people’s minds. …
Mar 30 2010
For the last five posts, I’ve detailed six different leadership cultures. You may have seen yourself or your organization in one of these cultures. Unfortunately, many leaders don’t understand that they are in a particular situation. But, it falls to the organization’s leader to determine the type of leadership culture that exists. Unlike …
Mar 25 2010
In the last post, I discussed the Everyone for Themselves, and the Status Quo leadership cultures. This time I’ll discuss the One Decision Maker and Give and Take cultures. One Decision Maker In this organization, the boss makes all the decisions. Subordinate leaders are held responsible but are given very little, if any, …
Mar 23 2010
In the last post, I discussed the Anything Goes and The Boss is God leadership cultures. This time I’ll discuss the Everyone for Themselves, and the Status Quo cultures. Everyone for Themselves This culture represents a big problem. No one is looking out for the good of the organization, but instead is concentrating …
Mar 18 2010
In the last post, I discussed the Lockstep leadership culture. This time I’ll discuss the Anything Goes and The Boss is God cultures. Anything Goes This organization is almost the exact opposite of the Lockstep. In the Anything Goes culture, there is an extremely free flow of ideas and almost no hierarchy, or …
