observe what 30 years actually built?"You are never going to be a good guitar player." He was...
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.
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...
Smooth… engage who comes next?
engage with what is actually said..."Wow, Santana has a new song out." My son Kyle said, "No,...
Heart-Shaped Box… renew by letting the Compression out?
renew by letting the Compression out?... working 140 hours a week... there are 168 total... In one...
Serve the Servants… can you execute a plan you were never given the reason for?
can you execute a plan you were never given the reason for?26 VPs, an NDA, and a spreadsheet with...
About a Girl… wonder whether the limit was ever the problem?
wonder whether the limit was ever the problem?20 minutes. 5 paragraphs. 13 unique sentences.Tenth...
Smells Like Teen Spirit… observe what arrived, not what you sent?
observe what arrived, not what you sent?12 people in the room, 13 versions of the orderIn a...
All Apologies… who is the partner you keep not listening to?
who is the partner you keep not listening to?"No your not."We left our home in Houston... because...
In Bloom… who are you actually Compressing in that room?
...who are you actually Compressing in that room?"...but you always say 3 sentences too many""You...
Come as You Are… engage the “people” you just called “your resources”?
engage the "people" you just called "your resources"?"Do you believe all this crap you say about...
Come Around… execute tired, without the Judge in the room?
execute tired, without the Judge in the room?I had nothing left...I returned from one Christmas...
The Thrill Is Gone… execute at 4 in the morning?
execute at 4 in the morning?"Your job is to last more than a year""Well. You will be the 5th head...
Yellow Ledbetter… can you execute your way back Alive?
Have you been executed?6 months. That is exactly how long I lasted as the VP of Global Engineering...













