Today I want to break down the four components that make up your organization’s Azimuth. Your company’s Azimuth is its true north, the guiding light towards which you aim yourself and your team. So, what are the four components within an Azimuth? They are: 1. Mission 2. Intent 3. Values 4. Culture First … Read more
Balancing the personal and professional is one of our leadership principles. But what does that really mean? Healthy cultures are places where people understand the importance of living according to their values. If you map out what you do during a day or week and compare it to your personal values, you’ll probably discover a … Read more
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” — Rick Warren, as quoted in The Purpose Driven Life In the concept of adaptive leadership that I discuss in The Power of Being All In: Transformative Times Demand Transformational Leadership there is a powerful underlying theme – humility. The best … Read more
One of my favorite scenes in Alice in Wonderland is the part where Alice confronts The Cheshire Cat as she is wandering in the forest: Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: … Read more
“Situational Awareness is the understanding of an environment, its elements, and how it changes with respect to time or other factors” (per Wikipedia). Now that COVID has ebbed, many leaders have been trying to return to the life they once knew. It’s a natural tendency to seek comfort by restoring old habits. Seems like everyone … Read more
“Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose of existence.” — Karl Kraus As I mentioned in my last blog, every culture seems to fit into one of five categories, which I’ve characterized as Levels 1 to 5. Since we’ve talked about the first three in earlier blogs, … Read more
