Team & Culture Posts

Feedback

How are you doing at asking for feedback? Are you truly getting authentic feedback? How do you know? Have you ever received feedback which surprises you? Is feedback the truth? What are you doing with the feedback? Feedback is... Read More »

The Cause

“The Cause”, “Our Mission”, “What Matters”, “Making a Difference” — Is it important that your organization have a “mission statement”? Some tend to dismiss the importance of “mission statements”; however, we have been reminded over the past month of... Read More »

John Wooden Pyramid of Success

Walking into my son’s basketball game this past week, John Wooden Pyramid of Success caught my eye.  Great words of wisdom from a man we all love and honor. Click here to view in pdf format. Read More »

What is it we do?

As we don’t sell a particular product or service, it’s often that people have difficulty understanding what we do. While we have a wide range of capabilities, our core business is in the following areas: Strategy Leadership Development High... Read More »

Are you ready for the recovery?

This past week, I attended the ACG Indiana & The Alliance Group Joint Luncheon. Panel discussion speakers were John Aplin, Managing Director of CID Capital, Private Equity Group; Chuck Williams Dean of Butler College of Business; and John Platek,... Read More »

Asking For Help

In a leadership workshop some time back, I was given the opportunity to step outside my comfort zone a bit. Like most, I wrestled with the concept of “Asking for Help” ; especially, when it revolved around money and... Read More »

When’s the last time you quantified your contribution?

While we are the first to point out that not all contributions to the “success” of a business can be quantified, businesses are in business to make a profit; thus, business owners and their employees should periodically quantify their... Read More »

Beep!

So, what is “a beep?” It is an obstacle standing in the way of an individual or team achieving their vision or intended purpose. Life can deliver some pretty big “beeps”. For example, job loss, loss of a major... Read More »

The Formula for Success

Intention + Mechanism = Results First, let’s understand the definition of both of these terms: Intention an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result; the end or object intended; purpose. Mechanism the agency or means... Read More »

Living From Vision

Are you “Living from Vision” or ” Living from Survival”? Another way of relating, as expressed via our partners at Zarvos Coaching and Consulting, is as follows: Living from Survival – Maintenance & Control Living from Vision – Possibilities... Read More »