by Bill Bliss | Sep 1, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Employee Hiring & Retention, Leadership
Peter Drucker is attributed with describing the distinction between managers and leaders – managers ensure things are done right whereas leaders ensure the right things get done. It stands to reason that leaders are also responsible for ensuring the right...
by Bill Bliss | Aug 11, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Leadership, Teams
Recently, I read a blog post from Russ Sabia from Patrick Lencioni’s Table Group discussing the dangers of top-down decision making. It reminded me of some examples I have experienced in working with CEOs of some substantially sized organizations. Maybe you know...
by Bill Bliss | Jul 21, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Leadership
Leaders who conform to the norms and expectations of others are not leaders at all. Leader who conform are implementers of the tasks, goals and expectations that others have created. But, isn’t the CEO supposed to deliver on the expectations of the Board...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 30, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Executive Coaching, Leadership
The book of Proverbs provides a wealth of wise counsel and great advice for many areas of life, including leadership. Four proverbs in particular talk about the wisdom people and leaders receive when they humble themselves to listen to the constructive criticism from...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 9, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Leadership
I caught an interview where Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, was interviewing Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick fil A. This took place at the Chick fil A Leadercast held on May 7th. Dan said that there “is a high demand for honesty, dignity and respect and a...
by Bill Bliss | May 19, 2011 | Bill's Blog, Coaching, Competency Assessments, Executive Coaching, Leadership
According to a recent McKinsey & Company survey of 1,440 executives, nearly 60% of respondents said that building organizational capabilities such as talent management is a top-three priority for their companies. Yet only a third of companies actually focus their...
