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Why Your Leadership Development Programs Don’t Work (And What To Do)

Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized

Companies in the United States spend more than $14 billion each year on leadership development. The market need is obviously there. But is any of this working? In some cases, yes absolutely, but more often than not, I see a lot of experts missing the mark. Many people...

Bankrupt Breakdown- Use These 4 Tips to Immediately Boost Your Bottom Line

Oct 11, 2017 | Finance

It’s said that you go bankrupt very slowly then very fast. I hope you never find yourself in this position, but the reality is that most businesses will experience difficult times, especially in the early years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that from...

Serial Entrepreneur and Business Builders- Here’s How to Really Know the Difference

Sep 27, 2017 | Speaking

‘”And it is my pleasure to introduce Chris McGoff. Chris is …”As a professional speaker, I hear myself introduced all the time. My host usually reads an introduction that I wrote, so I was surprised by my negative reaction when I was recently...

The Strategy Mistake You’re Guilty Of

Sep 26, 2017 | Speaking, Uncategorized

I was glad my dad picked up the phone. I wasn’t sure if I was dialing a friend or a lifeline, but I needed some strategy advice. I told him how frustrated I was that I was not getting to my priorities. I was in my mid-thirties, I had a wife and six young...

Do You Make Plans, or Do You Take Action?

Aug 8, 2017 | Finance

Planning is great. Planning is important. Without planning, you’re not sure where you’re going, and you don’t know how to get there. But planning is not playing. Planning is not action. When you’re planning the game, you’re not playing the game. That’s what the...

Using REDPOINT Milestones to Make Vision a Reality

Aug 2, 2017 | Uncategorized

Are you familiar with the REDPOINT PRIME? REDPOINTS are essentially milestones along the way of a large initiative that keep the team on track. Each REDPOINT should be an accomplishment in itself, and worthy of celebrating. Let’s look at REDPOINTS in more depth. The...

How to Set the Right Goals to Keep You On Track

Jul 26, 2017 | Finance

The tragic phenomenon of death from overworking is known as “karōshi” in Japanese. In this blog I will be addressing how the right goals can help you avoid such a fate. When wrong goals + harmful company culture = bad news No one has a goal of dying from...

Why Separating PROCESS and CONTENT Matters – Part 1 of 3 on Group Dynamics

Jun 13, 2017 | Finance

This post is the first in a three-part series on group dynamics. Understanding group dynamics is undeniably critical for leading a successful organization and it begins with process and content. I’ve gone into large organizations and seen groups working together like...

What’s at Your CORE?

Apr 19, 2017 | Uncategorized

I’ve written here before about the CORE PRIME, but only briefly. Today I want to delve a little deeper into the topic because it is so important. Having been involved in projects at a number of organizations, I’ve seen all types, including organizations that were...

The Top Two Strategies to Fix FRAGMENTATION

Apr 12, 2017 | Uncategorized

Last time on this blog we talked about FRAGMENTATION. FRAGMENTATION happens when strategy and intention are not aligned throughout the organization. It’s an insidious force, but it can be fixed if it’s addressed correctly. In the previous blog post, I briefly...