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Execution
By Bob Irish Published in CEO-IQ, Volume 6, May-June 2004 Business research has shown over and over again that even companies with a written business plan have failed when there has been poor execution of that plan. How do you tell if a company is not executing well?...
Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Be Too Busy To Succeed
By Bob Irish Starting a company and nurturing its growth is as difficult as it is exhilarating. From the get-go, the entrepreneur is necessarily involved in everything. Consider just a short list of typical tasks: customers to identify, money to raise, employees to...
Getting The Most From 360 Feedback
by the Dynamic Results Team We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are. - Anais Nin Participating in a 360 feedback process is a potent opportunity. Done well, the process can give you a clear picture of how your peers, direct reports, and customers view...
Who Is Holding You Accountable?
Leadership and Personal Accountability The following article was submitted by Tom Zahniser. Tom is a fan of our book “Winning With Accountability, The Secret Language of High Performing Organizations.” A leader of CEO think tanks in the Seattle area, Tom purchased the...
My Challenge To Both Of Us (How I Was Schooled By One Of My Students…)
by Henry J. Evans, Managing Partner Find yourself in the same shoes as the author? Read our book and discover how a culture of accountability can help solve this problem! Recently I was confronted with my limited thinking about communicating through social media. This...
Finding and Retaining Top Talent In This New Year
by Henry J. Evans, Managing Partner There is some warranted optimism about an improvement in the global economy this year. With this uptick we assume that hiring will increase, making it more challenging to find, develop and retain top talent. During the downturn many...
How To Hire Result Producers
by Richard Massimilian, Senior Associate For more information on building cultures of accountability, read the book! The signs of the impending economic upturn are clear. Soon leaders will need to hire for the upswing. In an environment in which finding the right...
How One CFO Energizes Her Organization
By Elaine Siciliano Morris, Senior Associate “A leader is someone who can get things done through other people.” (Warren Buffet) In short, you are a leader only if others will successfully follow you. This month we highlight our client, Natalie Knight, CFO of adidas...
How You Are Feeling Impacts Your Results
by Colm Foster - Senior Associate, Ireland Spock: “It’s just not logical, Captain.” Kirk: “As humans...we can’t just ignore our feelings, Mr.Spock.” This exchange between Kirk and Spock illustrates an age-old dilemma. Spock believes that emotions and feelings are...
The Building Blocks of Happiness and Meaning
By Marshall Goldsmith, Guest Author Discover more on how cultures of accountability can help you achieve happiness. Read our book. The pursuit of happiness and meaning is short when we realize that they can be found when we achieve two straightforward goals: loving...
Strategies For Building Accountability
[av_video src='http://youtube.com/watch?v=x-aTe9uJ6vc' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] Interview by Elaine Morris – Senior Associate Enjoy this article? You might benefit from one of our accountability workshops! It is a well know fact that people resist change...
Building Accountability & Driving Results With Strategic Planning Retreats
by Dynamic Results Our experience teaches us that management teams willing to invest quality "away" time for planning the future are more successful in running profitable and growing operations than companies unwilling to do so. Although we recognize the hefty...
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