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
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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
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
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 [...]
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Jun, 2016
Disrupted? Being Down Doesn’t Mean You Are Out
Taxi companies have been knocked down by ride sharing companies wielding technology and ease that customers adore. To paraphrase Mark Twain, however, the death of taxi cabs and taxi companies has been greatly exaggerated. Across [...]
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Jun, 2016
Is Passion Really What We Need to Succeed?
If you want to succeed, you have to be passionate about your work. It has to be true. Motivational speakers around the globe say so. The prestigious consulting firm Deloitte quantified it in a report [...]
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May, 2016
Want to Flourish in the Future? It’s Time to Add a Nimble Mindset
You can’t influence – much less control – many of the variables that will affect your future. There is one, however, that is totally within your control. Your mindset, the perspective and thinking through which [...]
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May, 2016
How Do You Maintain Work – Life Balance?
Are you struggling to achieve that elusive state of Work-Life balance? The Five Friends share insights on how you maintain a touch of sanity in a world with unending demands on your time and attention. [...]
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May, 2016
Leading Without a Common Why
You’ve heard it for years—a clear, compelling, and shared purpose is the driving force for building and sustaining a high-performing organization. It provides the “why” that serves as the North Star guiding every action and [...]
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May, 2016
How to Engage Your Staff
Engaged employees lead to increased profits, increased customer satisfaction and loyalty, fewer safety incidents, and lower turnover. The Five Friends share ideas on how you and your organization can earn the discretionary effort and commitment [...]