A clear vision of success is critical for any individual or company to succeed. It underlies purpose, strategy and values. Executives, managers and individual employees need to be clear on… Read More
An early season baseball game. A passionate objection, then an ejection. And ultimately, a win. An April 16 baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers showed how passion… Read More
There's more to the famous Nike tagline, "Just do it," than encouraging people to pay for cool shoes. The phrase subtly hints at performing, persevering and following one's vision, the… Read More
A Baker's Dozen Tips The baker's dozen, or adding a thirteenth baked good when a customer orders a dozen, might have originated as a way to avoid weight penalty for… Read More
Think about the business successes and self-starters foremost in your mind. How many successes resulted from just plugging along and even getting lucky, and how many occurred following a breakthrough?… Read More
Engaged employees are positive, energetic and passionate members of your team who help you grow your business. When employees are engaged, they tend to perform up to or above their… Read More
You hear a lot in business news about improving company culture and keeping workers engaged to help improve employee retention. All sound advice. But I believe engaging employees offers leaders… Read More
In its most basic definition, success is achieving something you wanted, planned or attempted. But over years of working with self-starters, managers and their teams, we’ve learned that everyone defines… Read More
Of the Big 3 Success Factors we’ve identified, Perseverance is one of the most critical to have in individuals throughout your organization. Perseverance doesn’t outrank Vision and Passion, but it’s… Read More
In our discussions with and study of successful people and organizations, we identified nine Success Factors common to successful self-starters. And then we found out something else – three of these… Read More
