Work Matters

Another great article, thank you!
The age-old hubris that any individual has the new, best, brightest understanding and innovative solution (unless it disagrees with YOUR vision of course)never changes. Technology - tools - change, and innovation may be found in that arena, but basic behavior is part of the obviously dull, mundane and downright dull things. That is why leaders mastering, doing, modeling and serving their team in that manner are successful. The basics are practiced so that innovation can be more likely to occur in areas where innovation is healthy.
Where memory ends, history begins - and "we" don't like to learn from history.

Having tried to play sports at a high level and failing and then working in professional baseball management for 20 years I learned one thing about becoming a high-performing athlete - its all about the fundamentals. Even after athletes get to the highest levels of their profession, The Major Leagues, they still practice the little things, the things that are mundane, boring and dull. But, that's what keeps 'em sharp and able to do the great things when they need to.

It's the same with managing and leading a business.

As I said to a client a few months back, "Champions do not necessarily do extraordinary things, but Champions always do fundamental things extraordinarily well" - and its a philosophy I help my clients apply to the fundamentals of their businesses.

One of the fundamental skills of leadership that often get them in trouble as they are not practiced effectively and consistently is "communication." I've found 7 key leadership communication mistakes sabotage organizational results. I've written a white paper recently titled "The 7 Deadly Sins of Organizational Leadership Communication"

The white paper is available as a free download at "www.HowToImproveOrganizationalLeadershipCommunication.com

Don’t be afraid to switch away from your original core business when the revenue starts to tank. Unlike what Jim Collins preaches in his books, Adam Hartung has proof there is a different approach

http://bit.ly/dwdZ15