For years I wanted to be an entrepreneur. To me, that meant owning my own business and doing my own thing; not having to commute to a company and work for “the man”. (Truth be told, I’m just not wired to thrive in that kind of environment). But building a business was hard. I struggled, […]
Tag Archives: leadership
Communication expert Connie Dieken interviewed at #BusinessLunchClub
We had a great lunchtime interview at #BusinessLunchClub on Twitter today. This week’s theme is leadership and there has been an emphasis on the importance of communication in leadership. Today we talked with Connie Dieken, a leading speaker, author, and coach, on the topic of communication. You can read the original discussion at BusinessLunchClub.com but […]
Recommended reading: Good to Great
Jim Collins always delivers. Read the book and enjoy a breakthrough in your business.
InFocus: The Leadership Diamond
The Business Diamond Framework⢠is made up of 4 “Function Diamonds” — the Leadership Diamond, the Support Diamond, the Value-Add Diamond, and the To-Market Diamond. In these “InFocus” blogs, I’ll choose an aspect of the Framework and talk about it in greater detail. Today’s blog — the Leadership Diamond. Leadership is a broad category. In […]
Business Diamond Framework: Mapping the organization
In a previous blog I wrote about the four Function Diamonds of the Business Diamond Frameworkâ˘: Leadership, Support, Value-Add, and To-Market. The layout of the Framework is intentional. This layout allows Framework practitioners to not only understand the business from the perspective of each of the four functions, but also from the perspective of the […]