March 24, 2025
For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side in the modern workforce. This is not just a fascinating trivia point—it’s a seismic shift that is reshaping the very foundation of how businesses must lead, recruit, retain, and develop talent. Here’s the demographic reality we’re facing: 35 million Traditionalists (born before… Read more
February 24, 2024
In the bustling heart of our ever-evolving business landscape, where every decision can pivot the future of our ventures, it’s crucial to anchor ourselves in insights and inspirations that drive growth and meaningful impact. Today, I’m reaching out to my fellow small business CEOs with an invitation that promises to be a beacon in our… Read more
January 14, 2014
Check out the article at http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738edaa8#/738edaa8/8… Read more
December 13, 2013
I am so proud of my daughter who has been my best student—brings real issues, listens, takes action, and reports what happens. Here is what she wrote in her blog. Please follow her at https://twitter.com/mwdejesus Dear Fellow Managers, We suck. Before you curse me and defend yourself, I say this out of love—and it applies… Read more
December 1, 2013
Are you challenged with people that are not performing to your expectations? Do you feel that your employees are not doing all they could? Maybe it is caused by your mid-level managers. Authors Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman said in their book, First Break All the Rules: What The Worlds’ Greatest Managers Do Differently, that people… Read more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DYp4679Dxo] Key Points: There is an enemy bouncing in our heads. It’s the enemy of openness “We think we’re open, but we’re not.” Openness is the grand illusion. Social psychologists tell us the brain is wired for self-justification. Biologists say that we cannot tell a perception from hallucination. The only way we know that we’re… Read more
What is executive coaching or CEO coaching? This is a very funny video where Bob Newhart shows us executive coaching and demonstrates a sure-fire method to resolve any issue in less than five minutes. In Tribal Leadership Philosophy, we view one-to-one coaching as a sign of Stage Three. Stage Three is the dominant culture of U.S. workplace tribes… Read more
November 13, 2012
According to a groundbreaking three-year study of over 5,000 managers who hired over 20,000 employees, “46% of newly hired employees will fail within 18 months.” Interestingly, the number one reason employees failed was their inability to accept and implement feedback from their boss and colleagues. Stage 2 and 3 are not good at accepting feedback… Read more
November 2, 2012
One of the topics I talk about in my workshop on Tribal Leadership: Because Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast is core values. Professor Warren Bennis says that leadership is born in crucible moments. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, leaders are showing up. Vistage members Michael and Sheril Feldman run a family-owned business, David Feldman… Read more
October 29, 2012
Many times, teams or triads get stuck. Results aren’t occurring; people aren’t doing what they promised, and resentment amongst the team members happens. In the book, Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization, by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright, on page 178-179, the authors provide a tool, that they named… Read more
