Focus on Mission
Not all decisions are apple to oranges: How to Choose Between a Honey Crisp and a Fuji Apple
Feeling overwhelmed is common in today’s fast-paced world. I recently found myself caught in this whirlwind. I was starting to…
Fit to Lead: The Impact of Health on Leadership Success
Ever sleep poorly and then struggle to get up and go? Perhaps your poor sleep is followed by a day…
Guitar Licks and Leadership Tricks: Mastery Explored
They say that the guitar is the easiest instrument to learn but the most difficult to master. I recently picked…
Dead Mice, My Garage, and Your Business: Things that Should be Cleaned up
I recently cleaned and organized a corner of my garage. The level of pride and satisfaction that this generates is…
Planned Succession Outline
How to Plan for Executive Succession In the United States, approximately 60% of all organizations are headed up by Baby…
The Subtle Poison: Insidious Corruption in Leadership
Leadership Corruption: Two true stories Nighttime in Nairobi. The policeman who had pulled me over let his rifle barrel drift…
Two Leadership Maxims that Should Change Your Leadership Forever
Two leadership maxims that will transform how you lead and manage: You will only manage others as well as you…
The 4 Principles that Helped My Clients Grow During the Last Recession
Summary: Don’t get sucked into the head game around economic fear-mongering. Through 2020, when the world got flipped upside down,…
How Can a New CEO Lead an Old Team?
Bill built Spruce Ridge Services from the ground up. Literally. Thirty years ago, he was in the dirt, pouring the…
How to Forge Success from Uncertainty
Early in my career, I worked in international disaster relief. I worked in East Africa, the Middle East, the Balkans,…