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The First Step to Overcome Chaos – Think Differently

The First Step to Overcome Chaos – Think Differently

The First Step to Overcome Chaos - Think Differently. Most of the time we sort of personify chaos, by referring to it as though it was a "thing" we can touch and perhaps curse a little under our breath. I encourage you to think of chaos differently. Chaos is just...

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Face Your Chaos

Face Your Chaos

As you enter the new year, it is a great time to confront the chaos around you. Chaos is nothing more than the raw material of life, it is the flour, sugar and baking soda of your cake. There are three types of chaos:External ChaosThis includes things insurance...

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Leaders: Chaos Is Not Your Problem, It’s Your Purpose

Leaders: Chaos Is Not Your Problem, It’s Your Purpose

Believe it or not, you were created to beat chaos.That is what the Bible says. It is emphatic about this truth and uses terms like "dominion", "rule", "overcome", "master" from the very first chapter to the very last. We are designed to bring order out of chaos. It is...

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5 Steps To Effective Leadership Development

5 Steps To Effective Leadership Development

Table Of ContentsWhy leadership development mattersIdentify your primary leadership rolesDistinguish between people skills & business process skillsMake leadership growth a continual processBuild an individualized leadership development planMeasure leadership...

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teamwork driven execution #2

teamwork driven execution #2

A process to align and motivate every team. “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” -Peter Drucker Are your teams engaged and high-performing? Do your leaders struggle to keep their direct reports engaged? Are your people...

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Organization Improvement

Organization Improvement

An opportunity to prepare your organization for the future. We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present. -Thomas Edison How prepared is your organization for the future? Do you need a process to gather,...

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Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement

A system to continuously improve. Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than trying to solve them. - Henry Ford Want to improve by statistical analysis rather than by guesswork? Looking to achieve hard and soft money earnings? Need to improve...

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Teamwork Driven Execution

Teamwork Driven Execution

A process to align and motivate every team. “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” -Peter Drucker Are your teams engaged and high-performing? Do your leaders struggle to keep their direct reports engaged? Are your people...

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Operational Alignment

Operational Alignment

A plan to 'run' and 'change' your organization at the same time. Vision without systems thinking ends up painting lovely pictures of the future with no deep understanding of the forces that must be mastered to move from here to there. -Peter Senge   Do your teams...

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Strategic Change Management

Strategic Change Management

The essence of strategy is deciding what NOT to do. -Michael Porter Do you successfully allocate resources for change? Is your plate too full with no time for new change projects? Do you know what needs to change but unsure of how to make it happen Are your teams’...

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Strategic Vision

Strategic Vision

A process to clarify your strategy for everyone in your organization. Do you struggle with strategy? Have you been through a strategic planning process with little real change? Are your mission, values, and vision played out in the daily actions of your teams? Do...

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