On Leadership and Executive Blind Spots

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Michael Beck

We all have patterns, habits, and beliefs that limit us. The challenge is that we generally can’t see how those thought-patterns and beliefs hold us back and what we can’t see tends to sabotage our efforts. “Blind spots can severely impact an executive’s strategic vision, their course of action, and their rate of success.” They [...]

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Developing People: A Key to Eliciting Excellence

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Michael Beck

As leaders, it is important to understand yourself well. It is also essential to know who you are as a person and who you are as a leader. Knowing Thy Self It is from this point of knowing your self that you can look beyond the boundaries of your own knowledge, experience, and expertise and see [...]

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Instilling Pride: A Key to Eliciting Excellence

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Michael Beck

Eliciting excellence in others is the essence of leadership. One of the most effective means to do this is to instill a sense of pride in those around us. Instilling pride has a myriad of benefits – quality of work and workmanship improves, creativity and innovation increases, collaboration is facilitated more easily, and people are willing [...]

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