by Bill Bliss | Jul 5, 2012 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
According to Patrick Lencioni, “it is impossible to sustain a competitive advantage [solely] based on intellectual ideas.” This age of technology and virtually instant access to all kinds of information has rendered disciplines like Strategy, Technology, Finance, and...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 20, 2012 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
In a recent article by one of my favorite authors, Patrick Lencioni (author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Advantage among others), he was connecting a question asked on a reality television show to organizational health. Stay with me here, it is worth...
by Bill Bliss | May 23, 2012 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
As you begin to consider what it means to keep your followers’ best interest at heart, you may find yourself wondering what specifically does it look like to do this? In his Executive Coaching Tips podcast from January 2012, Tom Henschel speaks about this idea of...
by Bill Bliss | May 16, 2012 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
It’s easy to jump into a position of leadership without having a clear understanding of the importance of your followers. If you just asked, “why are my followers so important?” I would imagine your followers may be feeling a bit dissatisfied with your leadership. So...
by Bill Bliss | Dec 15, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Leadership
Living in a world where leaders are constantly bombarded with messages that make big promises or guarantees – which ones are we to believe? How can leaders accurately discern who is truly imparting wisdom for the leader, and not ideas, insight, advice or suggestions...
by Bill Bliss | Nov 24, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Leadership
If you were on a path of self destruction as a leader, you would want someone to tell you about it, right? Read on to learn how you can become derailed and avoid this experience. Derailed is the title of a book by Tim Irwin. I was not aware of Tim when I first came...
