Have you ever been “in the zone,” where projects felt almost effortless? If you’ve ever experienced this, you were in a state of Flow. This term was coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his seminal work Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Flow triggers can be a powerful ally for anyone in leadership. “You know that […]
Welcome back to the Lucrative Leadership Conversation podcast. In season 1 of the podcast, we have covered the “6 Bold Steps” Gene Morton has developed that allow organizations to become both profitable and sustainable. Today, we discuss how to implement a successful performance tracking system and how it is worth your time and energy. The […]
In the last episode of the Lucrative Leadership Conversations podcast (you can listen here), Gene and I discussed how leaders undergo a creative process to design a new reporting structure design. This is Step 5 in Gene’s Leaders First Process, an innovative organizational design that creates the foundation for a learning organization, adding clarity […]
We have been moving through Gene Morton’s “6 Bold Steps” leaders can incorporate to improve collaboration, alignment and trust within their organizations. This week, Gene and I discuss Step 5: Designing the Leadership team reporting structure around the defined outcomes explained in previous episodes. (You can listen here and here and here.) Traditional Reporting structures […]
For organizational structure to operate effectively, it is key for each of the leadership roles to be integrated seamlessly with the other members of the leadership team. The negotiation process helps leaders to delegate parts of the leadership role to others, in advance, before there is a crisis and while they have time to talk through […]
Oops, a audio technical meltdown ruined Gene and my recording. We made a promise to provide our listeners with a weekly show so I was sweating earlier this week. Coincidentally, I was a guest on LODGING LEADERS Podcast, hosted by Jonathan Albano, recently. Jon saved the day for me, suggesting I share it. Great idea. […]
In business today, siloed decisions can create a major gap between strategy and execution. This gap causes a lack of clarity and focus across the organization, and can greatly affect the bottom line and sustainability. Success depends on the entire senior leadership team to address both their individual or divisional responsibilities and their collective responsibility […]
Do a quick search for “business failure” and in less than half a second, Google will return more than 10 million results. You read that right. Ten million. Failure in business is a major concern. Putting in the hard work of creating and sustaining leadership accountability is a priority every company must achieve to survive. […]
Welcome back to the Lucrative Leadership Conversations podcast! Over the past two episodes, we have discussed how leaders can master change by leveraging their conversations to impact others within the organization. Today, we look at one of the most critical decisions of effective leadership: Creating foundational business outcomes. My co-host, Gene Morton, has developed the […]
In the world of business, the goal today is increased team collaboration. This concept has gained traction and evolved significantly over the last couple of decades. But what is it, and how do we achieve effective collaboration among our teams in today’s shifting leadership environment?
