by Bill Bliss | Jul 16, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
“Leadership is all about influence, nothing more and nothing less” so said John Maxwell many years ago. A leader leads when they can influence or persuade others to do something or go somewhere for a greater cause or purpose. Lacking influencing skills denies a...
by Bill Bliss | Jul 9, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Coaching
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and currently its Executive Chairman was interviewed a few years ago by Fortune Magazine. In part of that interview that is in the video, he recalled when a Board member told him he needed a coach. Eric’s first reaction was, “I...
by Bill Bliss | Jul 2, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
Does your team seem frustrated and not as productive as you’d like? Most teams are not producing what they are capable of because of poor leadership or a lack of unity on the team. Are you ready to deal with this and transform them into a highly productive and high...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 25, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
In his book The Advantage Patrick Lencioni has written about the importance of having a cohesive leadership team. He says the next competitive advantage for organizations is having a leadership team that is cohesive as measured by 5 critical elements. ...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 18, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Coaching
Many of the greatest leaders throughout history have utilized thinking time to create incredible results. Henry Ford said that thinking is the hardest thing to do and as a result, 95% of the population don’t do it. Instead, the vast majority of people essentially...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 4, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Coaching, Teams
The evidence is clear – the most successful leaders have a laser-like focus on a few major goals and resist the tendency to have many goals they are trying to advance. As Jim Collins has said, “Good is the enemy of great” meaning that as talented leaders, we can do a...