Leadership & Strategic Insights
Our latest thinking on the issues that matter most in leadership and business. You’ll find that what we think and care about has a lot to do with how we help clients become top performing organizations.
At 29,029 feet above sea level, Mt. Everest is the highest point on earth. I climbed Everest V3 in a group simulation with other faculty members of the Center for Leadership at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. By experiencing learning through doing, we learned how to deal with the rather challenging situation of climbing Everest, which perfectly simulated communication and decision-making challenges we all face while working in teams.
I give this book Five Stars *****. It is about the fastest path to the money, which comes about from consistently and successfully marketing your business. The author, Allan Dib, lays out a clear, straightforward plan that is easy to understand through his telling of stories and providing plenty of examples to illustrate his points
Gain a deeper perspective. There are three ways to view your business and the world to ensure it's future viability. Close your eyes and imagine you have three optical instruments on your desk to view long term, the macro broad landscape that your business operates in, and the micro view of what's happening in your business.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tom Walter, Chief Culture Office (CCO) of the multiple-award-winning business, Tasty Catering, in Elk Grove Village, IL to talk about leadership, culture, and creating high-performance organizations. Aside from being CCO of Tasty Catering, Tom is also the author of the book, It's My Company Too: How Entangled Companies Move Beyond Employee Engagement for Remarkable Results, and is a nationally recognized speaker on entrepreneurship, leadership and business culture. Mull over his words, and take to heart the nuggets of leadership wisdom he shares!
Who creates the financial numbers in your company? Odds are if you asked employees this question most of them would say, "The accounting department." You understand employees create the numbers on the financial statements through the decisions they make and actions they take. But do your employees understand this? Read how to get employees more involved with impacting "the numbers" and financial success of the company!
