I hope you are feeling as renewed and energized as I am about embracing all that 2013 will bring. Are you excited about the year? Are you anticipating great things?…

Here are four questions you can ask to see if your organization’s plan stands a chance of beating the odds….

When I speak with CEOs around the country, I ask them to rank which of the following four issues gives them the biggest challenge: 1) defining the relevant market, 2) creating a purposeful culture, 3) crafting an effective growth strategy or 4) strategic implementation. Would it surprise you to learn that CEOs find the most difficult is strategic implementation? No? I didn’t think so. After years of working with CEOs…

While there in the hills and meadows of the Meramec River, I came away with some important insights about what it takes to live a meaningful life….

We have probably all learned a lesson the hard way a time or two. Many good leaders learn how to do it the right way by either observing others’ mistakes or making their own. If we adapt, it was a “learning moment” (and not a mistake). But that is not what we are talking about here….