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How’s Your Core Strength?
Physical therapy following shoulder surgery and back issues gave me a new appreciation for “core strength.” Physiologically, core strength is primarily a function of our abdominal and lower back muscles, pelvis and diaphragm working together to provide support, balance and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, Values
Tagged core strength, culture, ethics, leadership, peformance, strategy, strength, sustainability
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Clear the Deck!
In older days, “Clear the deck!” was a common command to prepare for doing battle at sea. The command focused attention, cleared visibility to gain a better perspective on the action, eliminated distractions and quickly channeled resources where they were … Continue reading
Situational Awareness
On October 22, 1707, four ships and at least 1,400 seamen of Her Majesty’s fleet were lost off the Isles of Scilly near England; the primary cause was miscalculation of longitude. On the night of April 14, 1912, the “unsinkable” … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Leadership, Personal development, Sailing and outdoors, Teamwork
Tagged authenticity, awareness, leadership, strategy
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Design Integrity
“Design is inevitable. The alternative to good design is bad design, not no design at all.” (Douglas Martin) I recently had the opportunity to participate in an excellent webinar about “Service Design” by John Wooden and J Hruby of Fredrickson … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged culture, customer service, design, integrity, leadership, service, service design
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Out With The Old, In With The New
A new year lends itself naturally to reflection and planning, leading for some to make resolutions. My reflections and resolutions revolved mainly around what to let go of and what to make room for – what’s “out” and what’s “in.” … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Innovation, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, Personal development, Self Awareness, Values
Tagged change, integrity, leadership, personal development, planning, resolutions
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What Is Your Values Proposition?
Yes, I really do mean values proposition, not value proposition. We’re accustomed to thinking of an organization’s or business value proposition – the degree that it meets the needs, wants and requirements of target markets and customers. We pay less … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance
Tagged authenticity, culture, ethics, integrity, leadership, organization development, value proposition, values
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Paying Attention To What Matters
We were on a nice port tack, but Raspberry Island was coming up fast; we needed to come about. I coached my nephews – one at the wheel and one at the winches – how to execute the maneuver, so … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance
Tagged accountability, leadership, management, measurement, performance, personal development, responsibility, sailing
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Compounded Errors
Once again this season, our sloop LOON is serving up life and leadership lessons, and in unexpected ways. The first this year began when a charterer reported a small fresh water leak at the base of LOON’s toilet – by … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal development, Uncategorized
Tagged compound errors, disasters, errors, leadership
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A Slippery Slope
I had the pleasure of lunch recently with the former VP of Sales for a $16 million technology company, published author and speaker. Mark Faris freely shares another distinguishing credential: he is a convicted felon for mail / wire fraud … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Values
Tagged business ethics, culture, ethics, Faris, integrity, leadership, morals, motives, principles, stewardship, values, white collar crime
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Is It Time To Part Company?
What’s the first thought you have about your work or employer when you wake up? Are you energized, enthused and eager to get on with your day, or just hoping to get through it? If you’re energized and looking forward … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged career, culture, engagemenet, integrity, job satisfaction, leadership, retention, talent management, turnover, work
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