Be the old rabbit hunter

Be the old rabbit hunter

All too often, in the face of a baffling challenge, leaders search outside themselves and their organization. They can become fixated on pursuing a silver bullet to their organization’s dilemma(s), things like new computer systems, software tools, or best-selling methods (the young rabbit hunter style). Invariably, the invested time, energy, and money do not produce the desired results.

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Ask the Expert | Trust in Times of Crisis

Ask the Expert | Trust in Times of Crisis

YPO was live with Adaptive Edge founder Scott Zimmerman talking about cultivating and maintaining trust in times of crisis. Resources mentioned in the episode can be found by visiting https://ypo.org/trust and https://adaptiveedges.com/trust....

Four Steps to Escape Your Limiting Stories

Four Steps to Escape Your Limiting Stories

Originally featured in YPO Ignite blog! Despite meaningful intentions and reasonable strategies, organizations are increasingly unable to reach their goals. Often, leaders of these organizations are skilled in the tangible parts of their business but are...

Is Your Organization Inspired Or Resigned?

Is Your Organization Inspired Or Resigned?

In organizations not experiencing the success they desire, I universally find that the difference between peak performance and lackluster performance is contingent on the prevailing mood — the CEOs, the organization’s leaders, and their teams.

How To Create A Culture Of Problem Solvers

How To Create A Culture Of Problem Solvers

Start putting your energy into permanent solutions to long-standing challenges. There is no need to push recurring issues into the future. Solving these problems in your organization is less time consuming and more straightforward that you might think.

Stop Rushing From One Crisis To The Next

Stop Rushing From One Crisis To The Next

In these environments, leader’s conversations revolve around the crisis of the day, rushing unproductively from one to the next. They often spend an inordinate amount of time dealing with unexpected and recurring problems, previously “resolved” with temporary and incomplete patchwork.

Escaping Distraction: 5 Steps to Cut Cognitive Load

Escaping Distraction: 5 Steps to Cut Cognitive Load

While these are the gifts, the acceleration created by exponential technology is outstripping leader’s abilities to adapt. In fact, the “always on” access to information and notifications is contributing to more dis-coherence as leaders struggle to make sense in a world with too many inputs.

Dialing In The Most Vital Activity To Crush Targets

Dialing In The Most Vital Activity To Crush Targets

This sales team produced 499% new project dollars on 150% greater projects in just 90 days! Needless to say, if those projects close at historical rates, this one quarter will have substantively changed the company’s future trajectory. I’ve seen leaders in other functional areas unlock the same unthinkable 100%+ improvements in as little as 90 days.

Focus Your Goals On The Most Vital Activity, Not Outcomes

Focus Your Goals On The Most Vital Activity, Not Outcomes

Unfortunately, leaders regularly focus change efforts in the wrong places. If leaders’ do not focus performers on their most vital activity, they are flirting with failure before starting. It is, after all, where your team invests its time, energy, and attention that results are most likely to improve. So, if you are falling short, it is likely the activity most vital to achievement is not your overriding focus.

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