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 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 3, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Coaching
Often times, the terms managing and leading are used interchangeably. Personally, I believe there is a significant difference between the two. Peter Drucker is credited with the following distinction: Leaders make sure the right things get done and...
by Bill Bliss | May 28, 2014 | Bill's Blog, Coaching, Teams
“No good leader puts off to tomorrow what they can delegate today” are the wise words of Peter Drucker. Many of the leaders I work with have a difficult time delegating. As a matter of fact, there has only been one executive in my career who was known to be the...