Category Peer Powered Performance

Don’t take this Job December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance, Training

When I first began studying Vineet Nayar several years ago I was stunned by his hiring process. In most organizations “Meeting the CEO” was more of a “welcome to” instead of a real “inter-view”...

What makes a CSP giveaway keynotes? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Green Solutions, Keynote Keys, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance, Video Samples No comments

It could be because I am not particularly good at this but if you read any of my mountain of testimonials you know that is not true. The CSP designation is not easy to attain. For those new to the acronym CSP stands for Certified Speaking Professional. It is the only earned by 10% of Global Speakers Federation members worldwide.*

So the question remains; Why would anyone who is skilled and determined enough to earn this designation want to give away his keynote presentations?

The change hap...

Can the 40th Rubik’s anniversary help you solve your innovative quandary? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance No comments

On this 40th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube I thought it appropriate to apply this commemorative celebration to our increasing organizational investments in innovation.

The biggest threat to nonprofits is not declining membership, meeting attendance or sponsorship. It is not limitations in volunteers, time or money, but a shortage of “Creative Democracy”.

According to Plato the process of being “ruled by a group” is a democracy...

Leading without Positional Power December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Diagnostics, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance

The Starfish and the Spider+Employees First

Leaderless organizations are everywhere. If you don’t find ways to include everyone on your team, you may soon be the one sitting on the bench.

After reading a bio of one of my business heroes, Vineet Nayar I decided to read his favorite book The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom. Vineet was the CEO of HCL Technologies at the time and has been recognized as one of the top business thinkers in the world today...

Innovation is the difference between creating the future and reliving the past. December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

The benefits of secure, private, transparent, “Facebook Style” collaborative tool is virtually endless but here are twenty just to get you started.

You create a positive resource focusing attention on energizing and empowering ideas.
Connecting a geographically and organizationally diverse group of Team Members.
Team Members are highly motivated to only submit their best ideas.
Leaders have a vehicle to nurture Team Member ideas.
Everyone is encouraged to participate.
The ...