“Our industry does not respect tradition — it only respects innovation. You have to stay grounded in your sense of purpose.” — Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO The final stretch of the year often tests more than a team’s stamina — it tests its unity. Projects, numbers, and deadlines take center stage, but behind the dashboards and spreadsheets lies something deeper: how well people still connect to one another and to the purpose that got them here. Some teams tighten their focus and pull … [Read more...]
The Art of Letting Go and Delegating with Purpose
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." — Theodore Roosevelt October is the month when every leader feels the squeeze. Deadlines close in, the energy ramps up, and that quiet inner voice says, “Just push a little harder—do a little more.” But here’s the paradox: finishing strong rarely means doing more. Often, it means letting go—with purpose. When we hold … [Read more...]
Do You Know Your Influence Factor?
Do you know your influence factor? There are those of us who most of the time are influencers. We readily take the lead and influence people and thereby outcomes. There are many people who are happy to be influenced the majority of the time. Not really questioning, instead just following along with being influenced. Now you would expect context matters. It would seem to me the people who are most often influenced would still make their own choices for what clothes to wear and what … [Read more...]
Are You Aware Of Your Hidden Treasures?
Have you ever found a hidden treasure? For now let’s discuss a ‘sunken treasure’. It is estimated there is over $50 billion worth of treasure under the sea and yet to be found or claimed by anyone. Some are barges which sunk thousands of years ago near Egypt. Others are ships in a variety of areas, many off of the coast of Florida and the Bermuda – Bahamas Triangle. Every once in a while there is a story about a new treasure discovery. Then we hear nothing. These are treasures sitting on … [Read more...]
Are You Guided By Time Tested Values?
The first lighthouses were lit with open flames. These fires were bright enough for mariners to recognize it was marking an area of danger or a landmark to guide them toward a safe harbor. As time went by these open flames moved toward candles, then lanterns and eventually electrically powered lights. Always keeping their purpose in mind and fulfilling it. Today lighthouses utilize various combinations of light flash patterns to distinguish themselves. This is especially so where a number … [Read more...]
What Is The Purpose?
When you decide to spend time, effort and money on something do you always have a defined purpose for what you are doing? For example - The two main purposes of a lighthouse are to serve as a navigational aid and to warn boats of dangerous areas. It is like a traffic sign on the sea. So lighthouses were not built for the purpose of being in a perfect scene for a painting or a photograph. Although lighthouses are in an amazing number of paintings and photographs! It is also critically … [Read more...]
