Does your business have functions for both top-level leadership and management? Should it? Learn how to organize to get both functions working together for better results.
Build in Leadership and Management
Lead and Manage
There has been a lot of debate, about the value of leadership versus management. In researching this article, I found many comparisons that disparage managers (fixed mindset, authoritative, detached) in order to reinforce qualities of good leadership (open mindset, empowering, inspirational.) These arguments have been outdated for a long time. I prefer the perspective from …
Identify and Fix Growth Mindset Failures to Win
Do you think you work from a growth mindset? All the time? Probably not! Everyone has thoughts that sabotage productive mindsets. Learn to identify them and how to shift to a growth mindset to accomplish whatever you want.
Breath Work to Work Better
I've found a lot of benefit that carries into my professional pursuits lately from breathwork. The biggest has been reduced stress. In this article, I'll dig into some of the other benefits and show how you can borrow from what I've learned to reap those benefits for yourself. Read to the end for a quick …
Recurring Refresh Quarterly Meeting
About 90 days is as long as people can stay focused without getting off track. It’s just how we're wired. Learn how to run a recurring refresh at least quarterly to stay on track toward your strategy goals.
Strategy Starts Long-Term
Most teams start planning from where they are to where they want to go. This is backward. Start with and keep in mind the long-term. Then, work back to prioritize the most important next steps that deliver your vision. Let's look at how it works. Starting planning with a short-term perspective creates stress and can …
Transform Phase Delivers Success
The Transform phase of StrategyOS delivers your Vision. Many businesses struggle to implement after putting together a bold strategic plan because they lack the practices to turn planning into reality. As Prussian field marshal von Moltke once said, "No plan survives first contact with the enemy.” In this case, the enemy presents as risks, uncertainty, …
Be Great at People (deepened)
Last week I attended a week long Vistage Academy. It was one of the best trainings I've been through in my entire career. In this week's news letter, I'd like to reflect and share with you some of the learnings that have wide application for any business leader. These practices expand on the Be Great …
Perfect Meetings
Most meetings are bad. Most people have too many. But, meetings allow companies to achieve more working together than alone. Here's how to execute perfect meetings.
Start with these Fundamentals
Leaders can reach their vision by adopting these 8 fundamental practices. They deliver the results to reach success. The StrategyOS works with these fundamentals by creating a process to execute them as part of your daily work. This super post overviews and links to detail posts on each practice. https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/21/your-business-model-cheat-sheet/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/21/be-great-at-people/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/21/organize-around-themes/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2023/02/20/keep-score/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2016/10/20/the-strategic-planning-cycle/ https://horizonlinegroup.com/2022/12/14/great-strategies-are-built-one-rock-at-a-time/ …
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