When we analyze our businesses, we’re drawn to look at the numbers provided to us by our accountants: cash flow statements, balance sheets, and income statements. And when we look beyond these to other numbers, they are typically derivatives that make up the former reports: sales, gross margin, etc. As managers, we tend to evaluate ...
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Letter From the Chairman – Magnetic Culture, Do You Have It?
BOB WILSON, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF ADVISA, WRITES A QUARTERLY CHAIRMAN’S LETTER. BOB’S LETTERS SKILLFULLY INCORPORATE HIS YEARS OF CONSULTING EXPERIENCE INTO REAL-LIFE STORIES. ...
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An Engaged Leader Is a Present Leader
The current state of engaged leaders Leaders are faced with multiple pressures and must deal with them on the run. Tasks are abundant, pressures from deadlines loom, and all the while, they must continue moving towards the goals laid out. The engaged leader must always look ahead. They must navigate through the never-ending bombardment of ...
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The Leadership Transition + Succession Planning
Begin with the end in mind. Transitioning leadership is a challenge all companies must endure at some point. It can be hard to give up control of something you’ve invested everything in, but it doesn’t have to be as challenging as it first appears. As I began to transition out of the role of CEO, ...
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Chairman’s Letter: Gender Balance in Leadership
Why gender balance isn’t working (and what to do about it) On October 23rd, the Wall Street Journal had a section devoted to Women in the Workplace. The most significant takeaway for me was that in spite of all the talk about promoting women’s success and advantaging women’s potential contributions, gender balance hasn’t changed significantly. ...
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Chairman’s Letter: Planning for Succession
Why successful succession assures the posterity of the business (or your function). People (my mother included) say I’m a very lucky man – because I’m able, at my stage in life, to spend most of my time doing those things I love doing – at work (consulting, coaching, training, strategizing); and personally (spending time with ...
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Chairman’s Letter: All (PI®) Profiles Are Beautiful
discovering THE UNIQUE BEAUTY of the “STRAIGHT LINE” PROFILE If you’ve been to our Carmel office and used our powder rooms, you’ve seen the above statement (All (PI®) Profiles Are Beautiful) displayed next to each of the mirrors. It’s true. In almost 34 years of working with the Predictive Index® tool, I’ve had the opportunity ...
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Engagement is a Verb (and 4 Steps That Help You Drive It)
Bob Wilson, Founder and Chairman of ADVISA, writes a quarterly Chairman’s Letter. Bob’s letters skillfully incorporate his years of consulting experience into real-life stories. ...
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Managing Through the Paradox of Conflict
Bob Wilson, Founder and Chairman of ADVISA, writes a quarterly Chairman’s Letter. Bob’s letters skillfully incorporate his years of consulting experience into real-life stories. ...
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Relationships Matter
Bob Wilson, Founder and Chairman of ADVISA, writes a quarterly Chairman’s Letter. Bob’s letters skillfully incorporate his years of consulting experience into real-life stories. He writes from the heart. We hope you’ll enjoy. A client CEO recently told me, “I’m concerned about our culture.” I asked him why; and he couldn’t really put a finger ...
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