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“The most successful people in the world are able to look at their experience, draw out what’s useful and translate it into standards for measuring future experience.” An amazing insight Dan Sullivan came to as he took the time to…
What’s Engagement, Really? There is a lot of talk about engagement these days, and rightfully so because it is a key to well-being, productivity and therefore profitability. But a considerable amount of the discussion centers on whether or not the…
With greater authority comes greater responsibility, the two go proportionately. Eventually you are working on two things – putting out fires and vision. If you are not careful to protect your time to allow for creativity, the fires quickly overtake…
In the initial stages of building a company toward a self-management model, the entrepreneur is involved in everything. When the company reaches a point where employees are operating freely and upholding more responsibility, the entrepreneur can shift focus from business…
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” –John Quincy Adams Change is inevitable, and it will occur exponentially in the next two decades at a rate we have never seen…
Are you taking 150 free days a year? If the answer is “no,” you need to build a self-managed company. In the early stages of a business, the entrepreneur is involved in everything. Eventually, after those never-ending hours, the company…
Thankfully, most businesses do not follow the stereotypical image of Ebenezer Scrooge, the man who refused to give to children’s charities and only reluctantly gave his one loyal employee the day off for Christmas. Take Harvey Massey, CEO of Massey…
Typically when defining “value,” we associate it with some intrinsic worth, yet there is nothing more valuable than people. Almost every company speaks to its own value proposition, pronouncing itself as a “value-added” company. But think for a moment what…
All other virtues are lofty sentiments until we activate them with courage. What is honesty if we feel it is safer to hide the truth? What is hope if we give into despair? With courage, we are directed to take action and can turn our dreams into a reality.
Our businesses can be sold. Our buildings can be repurposed. Our legacy, on the other hand, is not left to chance. It is crafted in our everyday decisions and actions, and it is seen in the impact we leave on people for a lifetime. Once we understand our sense of meaning and purpose, it is our intentionality that drives us thereon.