Posts Categorized: Leadership

The Invisible Crisis – Coronavirus Time and The Power of Vision and Right Context

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As leaders, we need to ask ourselves at least three hard questions. Who are we? Given our individual circumstances during the COVID environment, what must our vision now be? What is the needed context/set of right beliefs that will support success in our coming market? Brief History Society and the human experience have changed dramatically… Read more »

Now What III?

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Third in a series of suggested responses to the Coronavirus situation. As leaders, it is essential we live in the question, “now what?” and, most importantly, make wise choices based on our individual circumstances. June Entrepreneurial Ideas Thomas Jefferson piece on Power of Vision, Declaration, and Right Context Weekly blogs on The Power of Vision… Read more »

Thomas Jefferson – The Power of a Declaration and Right Context

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“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” ….. “All men are created equal” ……. I love colonial history, and especially enjoy relating it to life and business today. Here are some of my thoughts, and a write up discussing Jefferson, plus a link to a blog on the “Power of a Declaration”. Speaking Leader to… Read more »

Stress Management

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Speaking Leader to Leader: Confronted with the C virus environment, as leaders we must keep our stress levels in optimum range so we can support others right. If we don’t address our own stress problems, we will be unable to assist others in similar circumstances. The DISC tool mentioned below, and insights from three renowned… Read more »

Coronavirus Now What 1, 11

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Speaking Leader to Leader Second in a series of “Now What” given the COVID virus environment we are all facing. How we need to transform our selling process. Selling to Opportunities Most selling is to needs. You get hungry, see, and then stop at a McDonald’s and eat. You promote a product, program or service,… Read more »

Right Support Means the Right P.S.T.

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What Does P.S.T. Stand For? P.S.T. stands for the right People, right Structure, and right Tools in your life so you create the support you truly need (versus what your ego wants) for yourself, your team or your company. Why this is critical to all leaders? Without the right support, the success and satisfaction you… Read more »

Victimization Creates Unnecessary Stress

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All of us at some time or another fall prey to becoming victims of our own choices. We experience stress and if we unknowingly choose denial, blaming, or shaming, it can cause unnecessary suffering. While we all experience unpleasant circumstances in life, it’s helpful to remember what Victor Frankl, an Auschwitz survivor, said: “When faced… Read more »

Opinion vs. Commitment

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Do you put a lot of stock in your and other’s opinions? Do you have a distinction between opinion and commitment? What really matters? Unfortunately, most of us tend to think our opinions are important. If you listen to the radio, read newspapers or are active on social media, opinions on everything under the sun… Read more »

The Lost Art of Communication

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Todd J. Stukenberg May 22, 2019 In the modern-day world, there are more vehicles and tools for human interconnection than could even be imagined just a generation ago. When I think of my childhood in the 1970s and 1980s, there were essentially 4 ways that people connected and communicated: face to face (in person), via… Read more »

Success Can Be Blinding

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“The only thing worse than ignorance is arrogance” Albert Einstein In most Western cultures, we’re born into and grow up in the context of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. It’s at the very foundation of our way of life, bred into nearly every thought. We soon learn, however, that life and the pursuit… Read more »