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Where do your ideas, solutions and inspirations come from? If you’re like me, sometimes they originate unexpectedly, from sources that have no direct connection to any challenge or topic at hand. If you’ve read my articles before you know that … Continue reading
Posted in Integrity, Leadership, Motivation, Performance, Personal development
Tagged commitment, leadership, motivation, performance, personal development, training
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The Right Crew In The Right Boat
With only a few notable exceptions, I’ve been fortunate to sail with very compatible crews. All were interested in the same destination (or no destination in particular,) shared duties (pleasant and unpleasant,) enjoyed each other’s company and gamely faced whatever … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Values
Tagged alignment, culture, hiring, jobs, performance, selection
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Why You Want A “EEE” Rating
We are conditioned to wanting a Standard and Poor’s “AAA” or Moody’s “Aaa” rating, those agencies’ highest level of confidence that organizations can repay their debt. Those traditional ratings are lagging indicators, however, after-the-fact reflections of what organizations have or … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, quality, Strategy, Values
Tagged effectiveness, engagement, ethics, integrity, leadership, performance, sustainability
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Environmental Stewardship and Organization Effectiveness
(July’s guest blog post is by Stephanie Klein, PhD. I met Stephanie at a gathering of Minnesota Professionals for Psychology Applied to Work (MPPAW,) and I was happy to learn about her interest in the connection of environmental stewardship to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Innovation, Performance, Stewardship
Tagged accountabiity, Environment, organization effectiveness, performance, stewardship, sustainability
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Doldrums
Day after day, day after day, We stuck, no breath no motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. – (Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner) Sailors know doldrums well – persistent stillness and lack … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Performance, Personal development, Sailing and outdoors, Teamwork
Tagged depression, leadership, motivation, performance, sailing, sales
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Does Your Organization Need A “Root Canal?”
Early on the second day of a client engagement, I found myself at the dentist’s. The nagging tooth ache that we thought a filling fixed had gotten worse; I needed to be “on” in a couple hours, and was leaving … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Culture, Leadership, Performance
Tagged change, culture, dentistry, organization development, organizational health, performance
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Paying Attention To What Matters
We were on a nice port tack, but Raspberry Island was coming up fast; we needed to come about. I coached my nephews – one at the wheel and one at the winches – how to execute the maneuver, so … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance
Tagged accountability, leadership, management, measurement, performance, personal development, responsibility, sailing
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Lines and Ropes
“What’s the difference between a line and a rope?” That is one of my favorite questions to ask new LOON crew members. The answer is that a rope just sits there, with no purpose or use yet, like a pile … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Performance
Tagged human resources, leadership, performance, sailing, training
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