-
Dwight and Suzanne Frindt Principals and Co-founders -
For Email Newsletters you can trust
Tag Archives: executive leadership
The Opportunity for Greater Productivity is Real
Our blog post about “Lean Conversations” connected us to Dan Markovitz of TimeBack Management and provoked a great dialogue about increasing our own productivity and that of white collar or “knowledge workers” in general. Dan’s slogan “working at the intersection of personal productivity and lean manufacturing” really… Read more
5 Top CEO Challenges
Awhile ago I was forwarded an email written by Shama Kabani. Here is the opening of the email: “I just got back from The Leaders of Tomorrow conference at St. Gallen in Switzerland. It was a fantastic trip, and I gleaned some great nuggets of business wisdom from the world’s best. One particular session I really enjoyed was presented by… Read more
Leadership: The OODA Loop
Being powerful in translating intentions into reality and sustaining them requires presence and adaptability in the face of life’s circumstances – circumstances that can change every moment. Where can we turn for tools to support ourselves? The United States military has long taught our special ops teams and fighter pilots a thought… Read more
Leadership: Being ‘Acutely Clear’
“If you expect performance, then make it ’acutely clear’ so people have the opportunity to succeed.” — Jim Moats A very thoughtful leader, friend, and fellow Vistage Chair posted, “The Way Things Work” on his Peer Place blog and got me thinking about a provocative question one of our CEO clients asked the other day. We were… Read more
Posted in Accelerate: The Book, Communication and Leadership
Tagged 2130 Partners, Accelerate: High Leverage Leadership for Today's World, Accelerate: The Book, Dwight Frindt, executive coaching, executive leadership, executive leadership development, job performance, leadership, Leadership Development
Leadership: Do You Compete or Collaborate?
On a recent evening in a beach bar on a quiet bay in the Grenadines where our sailboat was anchored for the night, I met a gentle soul named Alvin who was native born and raised on the island. Despite the idyllic setting, Alvin was a troubled man. On the surface, he had little education, jobs are scarce, and he is in a desperate struggle… Read more
So You Want Things to Change?
Most of the time when consultants, coaches or other “outside interventions” are tapped by leaders of organizations it’s because there is some type of crisis or turning point. Usually “the pain” has become high and the solutions to the issues just aren’t apparent to leadership. There are various causes of business pain, but the one we… Read more
It’s 2011 – Dream Big
To move into a New Year powerfully and to create the results you want there are some key steps to take. The first is creating an “elegant ending” to the past. Last week we posted about “letting go of 2010,” and included a free download of a worksheet to help you do it. Now it’s time to move on to envisioning and documenting your 2011 “Yonder… Read more
Ready for 2011? Better Let Go of 2010…
It’s the time of year when many of us conduct annual rituals that may include everything from strategic planning sessions for business to making New Year’s resolutions or setting Bold Goals for 2011 and beyond. We’ve found any such process to be much harder to do when we haven’t completed and let go of the past. It’s very difficult,… Read more
Posted in Leadership Development
Tagged 2130 Partners, Dwight Frindt, executive coaching, executive leadership, leadership
Accelerate: High Leverage Leadership for Today’s World Is Here
Debut Book From Suzanne Mayo Frindt and Dwight Frindt Provides a Simple, Elegant and Insightful Approach to Consistently Produce Extraordinary Results CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE ELECTRONIC MEDIA KIT SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA–(Marketwire – November 15, 2010) – Suzanne Mayo Frindt and Dwight Frindt work closely with leaders and executive teams to… Read more
The Powerful Role of Consequences When We Are Overwhelmed
I recently attended a presentation of “High Performance: How To Get It. How To Keep It” by Greg Bustin at a Vistage meeting in Orange County. Greg packed a lot of material into his three-plus hour presentation geared around formal planning. The idea I really sparked to, however, was the notion of consequences. In designing accountability… Read more