Sublime

On restoring a culture of mission-focused companies:  How well would the Duke Basketball team perform if Coach K had to prioritize the happiness of his players above the program’s goal of winning a championship?

This was illustrated brilliantly to me by Professor Bill Meehan, who spent thirty years with McKinsey advising CEOs and senior leaders on strategy and now teaches a class called “The Strategic Management of Nonprofits” at the Stanford School of Business.

Second, you need to monitor your track record in areas which you have, or want to have, a circle of competence. And you need to have the courage to monitor honestly so the feedback can be used to your advantage. The

We offer an online software-as-a-service (SaaS) management accountability system called Align, which has more than 3,000 users. It’s the CEO’s (or COO’s) tool for managing the cascading priorities, key performance indicators, and accountabilities that can become an Excel-spreadsheet nightmare when you grow beyond a handful of employees, especially

“I have always had the viewpoint that every situation is a learning opportunity.… People say to me, ‘When you hire people now, what do you look for?’ and I will say one of the biggest traits I look for is curiosity.”