Five Lessons from the Five Friends Business Summit
Didn't make it to the Summit? Find out a few of the ideas you missed. Were you there? Here a a few key ideas to remember.
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Nov, 2016
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Nov, 2016
Nothing Changes Until You Tell Yourself the Truth
Depending on your preferred quote, the truth will make you miserable, make you mad, and set you free … but not until it is finished with you. I take no comfort in contradicting James Garfield, [...]
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Oct, 2016
Want a Culture of Accountability? Take a Look at Your Discipline Process
Take a moment to answer this question: How do you build and sustain a culture of commitment, accountability, engagement, and results? Did your list contain hiring for fit, coaching and developing people, providing an engaging [...]
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Oct, 2016
Three Ways Your Business Sabotages Long-Term Success
Your business will probably not last forever. Fifty percent of start-up businesses fail within the first five years. The average lifespan of a Fortune 500 company is only 40 to 50 years. S&P 500 companies [...]
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Oct, 2016
One Struggle Organizations Face Today
Want to know about the struggles facing organizations today? The Five Friends share their what they are seeing in the marketplace.
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Oct, 2016
Leading Your Digital Transformation
Rapid, radical technology advances have always disrupted the status quo and created a generation of marketplace winners and losers. In 1860, there were probably Pony Express riders who sat around after a long day’s ride [...]
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Sep, 2016
Companies that are Getting It Wrong Today
What companies are getting it wrong today? More important, what can you learn from them? The Five Friends share their ideas.
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Sep, 2016
Five Things to Know Before Abolishing Your Performance Review
Are you thinking of throwing out your company’s performance appraisal? A lot of companies are including GE, Accenture, Netflix, and Adobe. It is easy to understand why. Annual appraisals feel antiquated in a world where [...]
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Aug, 2016
The Five Friends – Trends We Are Seeing in Business
Want to understand the latest trends that will affect your business? The Five Friends share their ideas.
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Aug, 2016
Six Messages Leaders Need to Share About Change
There has never been a time when the need for leaders to pursue positive change has been more crucial than it is today. That’s not to say that change has never been important in the [...]
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Aug, 2016
Six Choices to Flourish in the Future
Being in any type of business today can feel like standing in the path of an on-coming tornado. The fear of being devoured by the unrelenting wind is real. You think your only hope is [...]
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Jul, 2016
Who Changed?
Something or more likely someone has changed over the past 20 years. Way back in the mid-1990’s I offered a development program titled Integrity-Driven® Leadership. One of the exercises asked participants to list leaders they [...]
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Jul, 2016
How Do You Build Employee Buy-In?
Committed, engaged employees are the lifeblood of your organization. The Five Friends share insights on how you get their buy-in for goals and change.
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Jul, 2016
One Thing that Every Employee Needs to Know
Committed, engaged employees are the lifeblood of every organization. The Five Friends share insights on the one thing that leaders must make sure to communicate.
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Jul, 2016
Don’t Be A Technology Company … Unless You Are One
Old-school, non-tech companies in every industry are wondering if they should reinvent themselves as technology companies. Conference presentations and business articles are telling them that there is no other choice considering the pervasive, disruptive presence [...]