Visionary Leadership Futuristic Thinking

Leadership Styles: Visionary

Updated for use in our Leading Through COVID series This is the second week in our six part series about leadership styles. We’ll be using the six Leadership Styles as defined by Daniel Goleman in his book Primal Leadership and we’ll be exploring how each of those different leadership styles can be useful during this … Continue Reading

Defining Core Values

If You Don’t Stand For Something, You’ll Fall For Anything

Core values are the guiding principles — the North Star — of a company. When its values aren’t clearly defined and articulated, a company starts to wander off course, to lose its way. An accidental culture starts to emerge that almost always includes a great many ingrained bad habits, bad attitudes and bad performance. Every … Continue Reading

Team Harmony Leadership

Leadership Styles: Affiliative

Updated for use in our Leading Through COVID series This week we’re kicking off a six part series about leadership styles. We’ll be using the six Leadership Styles as defined by Daniel Goleman in his book Primal Leadership and we’ll be exploring how each of those different leadership styles can be useful during this new … Continue Reading

Resonance vs Dissonance

Are You Resonating With Your Staff?

In two weeks, we are going to begin a six part series on the six Leadership Styles as defined by Daniel Goleman in his book Primal Leadership: Affiliative, Visionary, Pacesetting, Democratic, Commanding, and Coaching. Before we begin discussing the specifics of each style of leadership, it’s important to know the difference between a resonant leader … Continue Reading

Surviving Company Growth

How to Survive Your Company’s Teenage Years

Hang on to your sanity! Your world just shifted! The dynamic that occurs as a company grows into the 20–30-employee range is unlike anything you’ve been through before. Up to this point in your company’s history, it’s been CEO-centric — your passion, your vision, your blood, sweat and tears that have been moving the company … Continue Reading

The Rule of 7

The Marketing Rule of 7

As a CEO, you may often feel that no one in your company is listening to you. You have to repeat your goals and expectations over and over and still, no one seems to be on the same page. But, while you might feel you’ve explained yourself a million times, you probably haven’t communicated enough. … Continue Reading