Avoiding a Collision with Growth (part 2) – Visionary Leadership In part 1 of this series, I drew a comparison between a car colliding with another vehicle, and companies colliding with growth. (Read part 1 here). During that initial post…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Avoiding a Collision with Growth (Part 1)
I received a call from my mom a few nights ago. She was calling to say that my dad had been in an accident, not too far from where I live. She needed me to pick him up and bring…
What the Seahawks Teach Us About Peer Accountability
I enjoyed reading a recent article in Sports Illustrated entitled “Let it Lei”, detailing the Hawaiian pre-season retreat that Russell Wilson arranged for the Seahawks. Read the article here. I’m from the Seattle area, so the Super Bowl loss to…
Tagged with: Culture, Development, fooball, Leadership, seahawk, seahawks, team building
Posted in Culture, Growth, Leadership, Leadership Development
Posted in Culture, Growth, Leadership, Leadership Development
Amazon Culture – Are We Surprised?
Amazon has never tried to hide who they are! The New York Times published an article recently that has ignited a firestorm. In the article, former Amazon employees describe an environment where: Standards were unreasonably high Colleagues were pitted against…
Tagged with: Amazon, Amazon's Culture, Companies, Corporate, Culture, Leadership
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Leadership Development
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Leadership Development
Is Passion Key for CEOs?
CEO of Evernote Steps Down – He Put Passion Ahead of Position I read in a recent Business Insider article that the CEO of Evernote, Phil Libin has decided to step down. The reason – – he isn’t passionate about…
What Happened at Twitter?
The CEO of Twitter is Out – Do you know how to avoid the same mistakes? Dick Costolo recently stepped down as the CEO of Twitter. The investors didn’t like what they were seeing – a stock price sliding 20%…
Tagged with: CEO, Development, Leadership, Leadership Role, Role, Strategy, Success, Twitter, Vision
Posted in Business Failure, Leadership, Leadership Development, Strategy, Success
Posted in Business Failure, Leadership, Leadership Development, Strategy, Success