As an executive, your team creates all kinds of reports, spread sheets and slides…
… to plan, run, measure, and report on what you are doing in your operation.
While you need these detailed materials to run your function, please don’t inflict them on others! Read More
Every month I do a webinar, and then I do a blog post with a summary and a link to listen.
So…here is the link to
Download: BUILDING & USING YOUR NETWORK
But this month, and because this webinar was about networking,
I wanted to share a networking story about how 2 days after the webinar I met Clint Eastwood and Bill Murray…
…for the sole reason of being scared to do it, and doing it anyway. Read More
The school “report”I remember in grade school getting an assignment to do a “report” on a topic or a book. Part of the assignment was always the length.
“Make sure it’s two pages single spaced”.
Kids would struggle to make it long enough, using extra large margins, leaving a big gap under the title, and/or by writing really big. Read More
I have written many articles about Authentic Networking, that are about using a genuine, generous approach to building your “extra team”.
We all need this type of network.
The basic premise of
Authentic Networking is:
* Meet new people because they genuinely interest you
* Build and put value into your network by giving. Read More
Thank you to everyone who came out last night to make the RISE book launch such a success.
The store SOLD OUT of all their copies of RISE!
It meant so much to me to see long time friends and meet new ones. Read More
When I was in college studying electronic engineering I did OK in most of the classes, but some were truly baffling.
There was one class in particular where I really struggled.
I sat through all the lectures, copied down all the equations that the teacher wrote on the board and took copious notes about what he was saying – to no avail…
My study partner/friend and I would spend hours on end slogging through the homework questions in the textbook trying to learn the material. Read More
Being the smartest one in the room is not easy. 
Really smart people who get to the answer before everyone else get frustrated because:
This month’s Business Leaders’ webinar was on Leading People in Business.
If you missed it you can download the podcast or the whole webinar which includes the presentation, and useful worksheets and templates.
(more information below)
Here is what we talked about:
Driving business results, leading change, innovating, and generally moving a business forward requires leading people. Read More
In this month’s Business Leadership webinar I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Richard Rumelt about his book:
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters.
Below are some notes from our discussion.
You can download the Webinar here:
DOWNLOAD: GOOD STRATEGY, BAD STRATEGY
(Downloads are free to members of Azzarello Group)
First and foremost, get this book! Read More
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
