In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins credits level 5 leadership as a defining characteristic of those who guided their companies to great success by outpacing the average in his study. Beyond foundational leadership skills, Level 5 leaders added these defining traits:
Deming's PDCA continuous improvement approach can be well applied to most goals or decisions in business: - Plan (an outcome) - Do (try best solution to solve root causes) - Check (is it working) - Act (scale solution if working) - repeat Fast cycles = fast improvement. As with many problem solving approaches, Plan is …
People are your biggest asset. Your biggest cost. And your biggest risk. There are specific laws that must be adhered to when hiring and firing Benefits are costly, especially for smaller companies Learning and running HR compliance, benefits and payroll is time consuming Most businesses don't know about professional employer organization (PEO.) These providers take …
If you have direct reports, you are a leader and manager. Your most important job is to create a productive culture and motivate your team. Many fail. ACT is a pneumonic that is useful in reminding leaders how to motivate and create great cultures. It is an acronym standing for: Accountability: getting things done by …
Many leaders see putting themselves first as greedy and self absorbed. But, it can be one of best ways to help others and your business. Here is how self-care makes you a better leader. Putting yourself first does not mean prioritizing your needs and desires at the expense of others'. Instead, it means taking time …
Most business leaders assume that by working harder in the business, they will reach their vision. Instead what they need is a StrategyOS that delivers success in a dependable way. What is a Strategy OS and how can you use it in your business? Much like a computer operating system that runs programs to create …
I've delivered strategy workshops for 10 years. The most successful team I worked with had a 9-figure exit. Follow along this year as I create virtual versions. My goal is to expand my reach and help more leaders realize their vision. https://horizonlinegroup.com/workshops/ #strategyOS #leadership #strategy #vision
A strategy process or Strategy OS helps leaders build and execute their business vision. But, the benefits are broader than even that ambitious goal. A well implemented Strategy OS also delivers a better quality of life. Let's explore these two benefits in more detail. Building and executing the Vision of your Business Model centers around …
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A hard lesson this year was that a vision without a shared process to get there and the right people to execute it leads to wasted effort. - Work in the business - Work on the business - Work on the process to work on the business - Work on the team to execute it …
This post is the second in a series describing how a Strategy OS delivers your Business Model. In Part 1, I described the elements of your Business Model. In this post, I give an overview of the Strategy OS itself that delivers that business model. Many businesses view strategy as an event that happens as …
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