Over four decades of leading and coaching, I’ve noticed a common theme about Visionaries — we have too many ideas. On the one hand, this is one of our greatest strengths. But without filters to help us make the best decisions, we can get distracted and spread our resources too thin.
In what now feels like a lifetime ago, I worked closely with a world-class hedge fund for about 18 months. I was the CEO of what we referred to as a “debt-oriented merchant bank” startup. I loved my time there; the energy and passion exhibited by my team was both palpable and infectious as we got ...
Everyone wants to matter. Individuals do. Teams do. Departments, companies, not-for-profits… they all want to matter. To matter, we need to connect. Connection is based on matching needs, and to match needs, we must engage in open and transparent dialogue. Those discussions, in turn, will lead us ...
