I’m excited to share the news with you that my book RISE has been picked up by a large commercial publisher.
Here is a sneak peak at the new cover. It’s also been updated with additional examples, and re-organized a bit, but the content and the tone remain the same. Read More
I was doing a series of leadership workshops last week and one of the things we talked about was creating a thank you habit in the organization.
What I mean by a Thank You Habit is to make it known to everyone that the organization wants to acknowledge good work. Read More
In this month’s webinar we talked about how to optimize your communications to drive action in your organization.
HIGH VALUE COMMUNICATIONS
Listen or download the webinar to learn more.
Useful assumptions: It’s useful to assume as a starting point, that people don’t listen to you, don’t believe you and don’t trust you. Read More
You, or someone you care about deserves a better job and a better life.
I built my own career from entry level engineer to General Manager and CEO.
I say that not to brag, but to make sure you know I had A LOT OF HELP to get there. Read More
Recently, I have found myself re-telling a story I read a long time ago, in a leadership book, that really stuck with me.
It was about a boy who had a summer job at a bank. I’m paraphrasing…
One time the CEO of the bank asked the boy, “So, how do you like your job”? Read More
In this month’s webinar we talked about the critical difference between tactical progress and strategic progress.
WILL YOUR STRATEGY SUCCEED?
Listen or download the webinar to learn more.
Your strategy will only succeed if you execute it.
We talked about 4 common things that block organizations from making strategic progress on their business, and what to do about them:
Corporate crap is all that extra, low-value work and random pressures that interfere with delivering on your job…
It’s the stuff that drains your time and energy, and annoys you a lot…
It’s the stuff that makes you feel like you are not controlling your own destiny. Read More
On one of my recent coaching hour conference calls with Azzarello Group members, someone asked me,
“What things do you when you start a job so you make sure to get off on the best possible footing?” Read More
In this month’s webinar we talked about how the most successful people rise above the work and add more value to the business.
WORK MORE STRATEGICALLY
Listen or download the webinar to learn more. Read More
As managers, at some point we all
encounter an employee who frustrates us, and drains the life and energy out of the team.
When you are in this situation with someone, you know it in your heart that
you should act …
…particularly when they really annoy you … but you don’t act right away because you second guess yourself …
and you keep thinking… they really do some things very well… sometimes…
A colleague of mine shared this decision tree with me, and since then life has been easier. Read More
