Setting a Huge Outrageous Target is More Effective Than Goal Setting
Money. Recognition. A pat on the back. Those are common ways to motivate people. But one of the best ways I’ve found to ignite top performance is to challenge my team with an inspiring Huge Outrageous Target (HOT). It’s better than traditional goal setting. It all started years ago. My company, Platinum Capital, was experiencing […]
How Small Consistent Improvements Can Lead to Exponential Growth
In business, it’s often a winner-take-all-scenario. Either you get the business or you don’t. But what if just a few small improvements, compounded over time, could lead to exponential growth and big profits? The Japanese calls this Kaizen. It’s the idea that big results come from many small changes accumulated over time. One of the best […]
Sheldon Wolitski on Going From a $12,000 Credit Card Cash Advance to $110 Million in Revenue
Click the icons below to subscribe Guest: Sheldon Wolitski, Founder, The Select Group Episode in a Tweet: A broke entrepreneur turns a $12,000 cash advance on his credit card into a $110 million revenue business. Quick Background: After the tech bubble collapsed in 2000, Sheldon Wolitski’s company went 6 months with zero revenue. Then he got […]
Will 2016 Be The Year of Innovation?
2016 is setting up to be the year innovation becomes top of mind for business leaders. For 2012 through 2015, innovation has taken a back seat to disruption. Disruption turns our world around by literally uprooting and changing how we think, behave, do business, learn and go about our day-to-day. Innovation, however, is a maker, […]
How To Recover From Leadership Mistakes
We all make mistakes. If we don’t, we’re not taking enough risks. Executives with big responsibility sometimes make big mistakes. It comes with the territory. But I have often watched leaders struggle to recover from a mistake made that probably didn’t have to be as personally or professionally damaging to them as it was. They […]
6 Skills CEOs Will Need in 2016
Although there are leadership traits that every CEO should possess—and these haven’t changed all that much throughout the years—there are some skill sets that will be more important tomorrow than they were 10 years ago. Being the CEO of an organization takes tremendous skill, but being a successful CEO in 2016 is going to take […]
Risk and Resilience: How CEOs Survive Disruption
How often have you recently looked at your business, your customers and your competitors and found yourself questioning the types of services and products you’re offering? Maybe you’ve even started to question the type of business you’re currently in? Don’t worry. You’re not alone. In turbulent times, driven by increasing digital adaptation and disruption, your […]
Give Thanks: Business Mistakes I’m Grateful For
Nobody likes to make mistakes, but sometimes they have such a big — and eventually positive — impact that we’re actually thankful for them, despite the immediate pain or problems they might have caused. Here are the stories of three entrepreneurs, myself included, and the mistakes they’re most thankful for. Our errors provide cautionary tales […]
Why High-Growth Companies Invest In Culture
A leader with vision pays close attention to the quality of their company culture, and they view their company culture as an investment, not an expense. And focusing on company culture has proven to generate a massive return on investment. A ten-year study by Harvard professor John Kotter compared public companies with a strong focus […]
3 Additional CEO Blind Spots – And What To Do About Them
A few months ago I wrote about the Top 4 CEO Blind Spots, which were delegation, always being right, accountability, and finding the right hires. Here are three additional blind spots I encounter when coaching top CEOs. 1. Blind Spot BlindnessThe number one blind spot Entrepreneurs and CEOs have is not recognizing their blind spots. […]
3 Keys to Save Legacy Financial Advisors From Becoming Obsolete
As the financial industry grapples with the fintech revolution, robo-advisors, increased regulation, a generational shift to millennials, and instability in the financial markets, financial advisors need a whole new way of thinking about and approaching the business. Many financial advisors are finding that the industry best practices from the past are quickly becoming obsolete. Below […]
Steve Sanduski and CEO Coaching International Partner to Add Financial Industry-Specific Coaching
Steve Sanduski, veteran industry business leader, business coach, speaker, podcaster, and New York Times bestselling author, is partnering with Mark Moses and the very seasoned team of world-class coaches at CEO Coaching International to help high-performing advisors and fintech entrepreneurs reach the next level. Steve has over 20 years of experience growing financial services companies by multiples, including one whose […]