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When Great Company Cultures Go to the Dark Side: 7 Signs Your Organization Is Headed in the Wrong Direction

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They have the clarity, discipline and consistency to make those values deeply embedded into their organizations, often outperforming in growth and profitability by as much as 150%. Below are 7 blind spots and clues that your organization’s culture – no matter how successful in the past – is possibly headed in the wrong direction.

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Are You Aware Of The 3 Approaches to Strategic Planning?

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One of the biggest challenges organizations face is making the commitment to develop a well thought out strategic plan. So why don’t more organizations engage in strategic planning? Depending on the size of your organization and the desired outcomes for the planning process, there is a strategic planning process that is right for you.

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The Accountable Leader: Developing the Right Mindset and Practices That Ignite Peak Performance (Part 3)

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This final part of the article series addresses my top 10 leadership and culture practices for a strong accountability organization. To build a high performance organization, a strong accountability mindset and practices must be embedded into your company’s DNA. Set goals that truly motivate and excite your employees.

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Real Truths That Fuel Real Leaders

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The former prevents us from making false statements; the latter has the generative power to change individuals and organizations. We often think about the importance for leaders to tell the truth to others within their organizations. When I work with leaders, my first goal is to help them get rigorously honest with themselves.

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7 Leadership Questions That Will Move Your Needle in 2016

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To move the needle in your organization in 2016, the first place to start is by asking thought-provoking questions. BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” A bigger, bolder, more powerful outcome than goals with a target timeframe of 10 – 30 years from now.

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The One Question Every Leader Needs To Ask Every Day

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This one question has equal relevance to both your external and internal environments. What is that one question? have you spent great effort and resources on goals and strategies that were never worth your time to begin with? has your company pursued markets and customers that actually took you further from your goals, not closer?

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7 Real Truths That Fuel Real Leaders

The Empowered Buisness

The former prevents us from making false statements; the latter has the generative power to change individuals and organizations. We often think about the importance for leaders to tell the truth to others within their organizations. When I work with leaders, my first goal is to help them get rigorously honest with themselves.

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