Organizational Clarity
Perhaps the most important competency for a leader to possess is that of clarity. Clarity is a clearness, lucidity, and simplicity as to...
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Team Trek
Dec 1, 2022
How We’re Working Isn’t Working
The most reliable predictor of how a team will perform in the future is the drive to continuously improve on how they’re working...
Mike Gore
Sep 3, 2022
How Powerful Questions Expand Our Influence
I count Thomas as one of the top ten most impactful people in my life. When I say impactful, I mean he changed the direction of my life...
Mike Gore
Aug 24, 2022
Being Agile in Adversity & Rapid Change
We’re living in interesting times. It seems chaos and rapid change are the new normal, and each day brings a unique challenge and a new...
Mike Gore
Aug 20, 2022
The Great Attrition or the Great Reset?
The other day a friend of mine told me about a fast-food sign he saw. The sign read, “Start today. Get paid tomorrow.” We both had a good...
Mike Gore
May 24, 2022
An Invitation to Something Bigger
The Latin phrase “nemo resideo” is a concept sorely missing from most cultures. It means “leave no one behind.” Today it is frequently...
Mike Gore
Apr 29, 2022
When Performance Gets in the Way of Achievement
The senior leadership team was a powerhouse of high achievers. Each was driven, disciplined and had a reputation for achieving or...
Conrad Lehfeldt
Mar 13, 2022
The First 30 Days
Jane was a whirlwind of activity. Full of energy and ideas, she started her new role as the VP of Marketing for a financial services...
Mike Gore
Mar 8, 2022
Is It Better to Be Tough or Compassionate?
Follow the latest leadership fad and you are likely to get whiplash. Like a pendulum set in motion, the leadership industry swings...
Mike Gore
Jan 5, 2022
What’s Your Burning Platform?
Ten participants sat exhausted around the conference table. It was nearing the end of a long, fruitful week marked by successes and...
Mike Gore
Nov 3, 2021
The Gift of Time
Tattoo these three numbers on your brain: 30/70/30. If you do not remember anything else about leadership, these numbers will keep you...
Mike Gore
Oct 16, 2021
The Great Attrition
The numbers are in, and they are stunning. According to a recent McKinsey report, 40% of all U.S. workers are considering leaving their...
Mike Gore
Sep 9, 2021
Sow These Five Seeds Every Day
If six months from now I am giving the same amount of trust to my team as I am today, how well am I leading? This question brings into...
Mike Gore
Aug 12, 2021
Hire the Right People
Lynn looked like the perfect job candidate on paper. He checked all the boxes and had the skills and experience for the job. In fact, he...
by W. Gary Gore
Aug 9, 2021
Learning to Step Back
A common practice among some leaders is to tell people how to do something without ever telling them the mission or explaining why the...
Mike Gore
Jul 29, 2021
How Do You Measure Success?
One of my top-ten favorite leadership insights comes from the line in Talladega Nights when Ricky Bobby quotes his highly dysfunctional...
by W. Gary Gore
Jun 30, 2021
Leaders Learn
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." —Socrates One of the real marks of humility is having a genuine curiosity and...
by W. Gary Gore
Jun 15, 2021
Leaders Eat Last
"Great leaders would sooner sacrifice what is theirs to save what is ours. They would never sacrifice what is ours to save what is...
Mike Gore
Jun 3, 2021
Two Most Important Words for Assessing Talent
Are you an “and” or a “but”? The answer may determine how far you go in life. In a recent video, Nick Saban—Head Coach of the University...
by W. Gary Gore
May 25, 2021
Humility
In Jim Collins iconic book, Good to Great, he sets about to benchmark all U.S. corporations to discover which had made the leap from...
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