Lead on Purpose

APRIL 29, 2019

Guest post by Fred Halstead Accountability can be thought of as a punitive word with an implied threat-as in “I’m going to hold you accountable.

Team Building 126

Team Building Commitment Team 126

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 28, 2019

Think about a product you use regularly. Why do you use it? Why do you love it? What keeps you coming back?

Succession 152

Succession Productivity Products Positioning 152

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 27, 2019

Guest post by Yvette Bethel Your interconnective infrastructure is the framework that facilitates interpersonal and other work relationships.

Policies 100

Policies Innovation Strategy 100

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 21, 2019

We live in a great time where, in most of the world, you can invent a new product or service and—with the appropriate up-front work—earn money from the value it creates for customers. This is remarkable!

Marketing 110

Marketing How To Productivity Products 110

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The word ‘habit’ generates different thoughts depending on your situation. For some it’s that thing they are addicted to. For others it brings to mind the things they’re not doing and invokes anxiety.

Audience 189

Audience Process System Succession 189

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

You have created the vision for your products; you’ve built trust among your teams; you’re working hard to motivate team members to do great things; and you’re working to develop your teams with insight and direction.

Motivation 140

Motivation Team Productivity Products 140

Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 7, 2019

Another key element of a successful product management organization is creating trust with your teams, the teams you work with to build your products.

Team 118

Team Productivity Products Succession 118

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Guest post by Brett Farmiloe The two-year itch. You know what I’m talking about. It’s the feeling you get after being at a job for a couple of years.

Tips 150

Tips Goal 150

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 20, 2018

Whether you are a small startup or an international corporation, HR management and organization presents an equally important matter. Choosing a proper team structure for your hierarchy and management isn’t as simple as it seems.

Team 166

Team Efficiency Organization Management 166

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 16, 2018

Titles have a way of morphing over time. In some cases, they improve and become more popular. At times, because of the acts of certain, often high-profile, individuals, titles can lose value.

Productivity 147

Productivity Products Management Leadership 147

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 4, 2018

We live in a fast-paced world where technology changes our lives daily. For some it’s invigorating. For others it’s intimidating if not terrifying.

Technology 126

Technology Innovation Education 126

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 26, 2018

Guest post by John Izzo, PhD and Jeff Vanderwielen PhD Today’s product managers wear many hats and are required to be motivators, counsellors, mentors, and enforcers.

Team 184

Team Development Mentor Motivation 184

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 6, 2018

The most successful companies have motivated leaders that inspire motivation at all levels of the organization. They are motivated for a real purpose, not just for money or other short-term rewards.

Motivation 166

Motivation Short-term Environment Succession 166

Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 29, 2018

Success depends as much on the desire of an individual as anything else. Hard work, persistence and intelligence also factor in, and depending on the endeavor, these may play a big role.

Succession 157

Succession 157

Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 22, 2018

A key focus of this blog—from its beginning—has been purpose. Leading on purpose, working with purpose; doing things intentionally, doing things for the right reason. Though topics have led in various directions, the core focus has been purpose.

How To 147

How To Blog Simon Marketing 147

Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 15, 2018

Guest post by Jennifer Birch In business, being a leader doesn’t just fill a job title.

Leadership 251

Leadership Organization Motivation Team 251

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Successful business leaders thrive on competition. They’re at their best when contending for the top customers in high-end markets. They may feel that if they’re not in the middle of a cut-throat battle with competitors, they must not be succeeding.

How To 168

How To Marketing Succession Execution 168

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Every product and service we have today was once an idea. Even the most basic creations did not exist before someone came up with an impression for a better outcome that would be useful in some way.

Productivity 162

Productivity Products Positioning Goal 162

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Your passion is your greatest asset, learn how to share it Continue reading →

How To 399

How To Entrepreneur Creativity 399

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Change happens. Change is one of the inevitable aspects of business and life. Some find it difficult to deal with change, and their attitude toward it limits their growth.

Succession 156

Succession 156

Lead on Purpose

JULY 31, 2017

Leading a new team comes with challenges. You have a group of people who have grown accustomed to doing things a certain way. They may or may not have liked their departing manager.

Tips 199

Tips Team Management Motivation 199

Lead on Purpose

JULY 24, 2017

Guest post by Harrish Sairaman Entrepreneurship is an important, integral part of modern corporate world.

Ethics 118

Ethics Morale Entrepreneur Quality 118

Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2017

My heart is heavy as I write this article; my father passed away a few days ago.

Examples 189

Examples Article Leadership 189

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 19, 2017

Today’s workforce is working from home more and more. This trend is growing and isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.

Trends 175

Trends 175

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 12, 2017

One of the interesting things I’ve found about life—all aspects of life—is that it keeps moving forward, it keeps changing. Every day brings something new, something different.

Leadership 148

Leadership 148

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 5, 2017

I’ve recently had several experiences that required me to get out of my comfort zone. The subject of courage has becoming particularly important and meaningful to me in recent weeks and months.

Consultative 186

Consultative Team Building Teamwork Team 186

Lead on Purpose

MAY 22, 2017

Long-time readers of Lead on Purpose have seen this quote by Eric Hoffer: “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 15, 2017

Teamwork is critical for the true success of everything we do. Think about it, every venture we undertake requires help from someone; that’s the way it’s supposed to go.

Teamwork 170

Teamwork Team Succession Team Building 170

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 24, 2017

If you want to change your life, and maybe the world, you need to see things through different eyes. The simple things in life—things that we don’t always see right in front of us—make all the difference.

Succession 100

Succession Leadership 100

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 10, 2017

Today I wanted to have a little bit of fun.

Business Model 133

Business Model Career Leadership Productivity 133

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 3, 2017

One of the key elements to business success is customer engagement. When you have customers that are excited about your products or services, your business grows and you prosper.

Succession 126

Succession Productivity Products Management 126

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Accountability is a key leadership principle. Those who do great things, or do small things in a positive way, succeed because they apply the right principles, they do the right thing.

Leadership 100

Leadership Positioning Productivity Products 100

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

We live in a world that makes it increasingly easy to justify failures and abdicate responsibility.

Teamwork 172

Teamwork Succession 172

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The most successful companies have motivated leaders, and those leaders inspire motivation at all levels of the organization. Is it possible to create an environment where great work happens and everyone is motivated?

Motivation 144

Motivation Environment Organization Succession 144

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Guest post by Frank Song Many working professionals are stuck in underpaid, intellectually unstimulating jobs, and at companies with no career growth potential. Do you know anyone in this position? Does this describe your situation?

Career 100

Career Positioning Company Strategy 100

Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 30, 2017

We’re almost done with the first month of 2017. Most statistics I’ve read about people who set new year’s resolutions show that more than half have already given up by this point in the year (in less than one month).

Succession 100

Succession Planning Process Productivity 100

Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 2, 2017

It’s been on my mind for the last few months. Everything I’ve read lately seems to speak it to me. Over the last few weeks as I’ve been planning 2017 this word keeps coming back with force.

Planning 100

Planning Commitment Succession 100