"Mr. House - you threw a pencil. You HAVE to go out in the hallway!"I loved teaching 5th and 6th...
Leadership topic - execute
Execute is step six of the empower framework: leaders who execute deliver tasks critical to business success flawlessly. Marshals resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; Leverages metrics, tracking, and dashboards to make sure that positive business results can be delivered, communicated, and repeated; is constantly and consistently growing top performers, steadfastly pushes self and others for results; focuses on the Bottom Line in a wholistic way;
Roadblock – Over controls and meddles; does too much of the work themselves; doesn’t get the most out of people; has weak followers and teammates; often traveling alone
Start with Perform, Outcomes or Guts, then see how it plays out across the Benny Goodman series.
Song of the Future… execute a step back and let the band play?
"Even I couldn't figure out what we wanted, and I wrote the request!!"Our systems had to be bullet...
Love Is Blindness… wonder what the people closest to you will remember?
"My first girlfriend. For exactly a week... which luckily included my 14th birthday"One woman I...
Stay (Faraway, So Close!)… observe who could play the seat tonight?
"Go Play Striker"It was the end of the season All Star Soccer Tournament, probably U-15. As All...
Mysterious Ways… partner with the one who runs the room?
"We can't do this without him. You can try, but you will fail... and I can't let you fail"A...
City of Blinding Lights… manage the day after you leave?
"I am not going to be here on Day 61."The gig was supposed to be an architectural redesign for a...
Silencio… engage the people who will carry your Legacy?
"You were always so kind to me"I barely remembered this man, but clearly he knew me. As we kept...
Turn to You… execute the handoff before the seat is empty?
execute the handoff before the seat is empty?She brought other women with her....that is a story...
Bent… renew what is already Bent?
renew what is already Bent?"My proudest accomplishments are the names on the back." I thought it...
Push… execute the handover, or keep planning it?
execute the handover, or keep planning it?"It is VERY important that you call..."... it was the...
Unwell… wonder what is out there for you?
wonder what is out there for you?"Are you trying to get rid of me? Why should I interview outside...
3 AM… observe what 30 years actually built?
observe what 30 years actually built?"You are never going to be a good guitar player." He was...
If You’re Gone… partner before the seat opens?
partner before the seat opens?"DAD!!! I am keeping the time ... NOT you!!!"Kyle... for the second...
Real World… manage the seat before it empties?
manage the seat before it empties?"The cancer is back" ... said by a good friend, in the season...













