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27 Apr, 2011

Are You in an Accountability Crisis?

By Randy Pennington|2016-10-29T15:29:59+00:00April 27th, 2011|Accountability, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Results|

There are a lot of factors that could contribute to your lack of results – time, talent, resources – but for most of us the difference between excellence and mediocrity comes down to accountability. Accountability requires courage: Courage to tell and value the truth. Courage to remain keenly focused on results that matter, and courage to be relentless and unwavering as we look at contribution and behavior. The failure to stem a crisis of accountability places us on the path to mediocrity and worse – irrelevance.

22 Mar, 2011

Ask a Better Question

By Randy Pennington|2016-10-29T15:29:59+00:00March 22nd, 2011|Accountability, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Corporate Culture, Execution, Government & Politics, Innovation, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Results|

Southwest Airlines faced a dilemma early in its operation—a cash shortage was forcing it to sell one of its four airplanes. The implications are obvious—selling the airplane generates cash for operations and cuts capacity to generate future revenue. Government leaders are facing their version of this challenge in budget meetings across the country. Should we raise taxes and fees in a difficult economy, or do we cut services at a time when they may be needed most?

3 Jan, 2011

2011 Business & Workplace Predictions

By Randy Pennington|2023-02-12T00:29:43+00:00January 3rd, 2011|Business Growth, Business Predictions, Business Strategy, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Innovation, Leadership, New Year's Resolutions, Performance Improvement, Results|

We’ve been doing annual business and workplace predictions for our clients since 2005. This year we are sharing them with a broader audience. We’ll begin with a review of our 2010 predictions. Here’s are the five predictions we made going into last year: • Politics will continue to trump leadership.

20 Dec, 2010

Innovation That Sets You Apart

By Randy Pennington|2014-11-02T18:56:04+00:00December 20th, 2010|Business Growth, Business Strategy, Corporate Culture, Execution, Innovation, Performance Improvement, Results|

Being different is easy. Being distinctive in the markeplace ... now that takes work. But, according to a study by Booz Allen Hamilton, it doesn’t require you to break the bank for new research and development.

6 Dec, 2010

Yes, But How?

By Randy Pennington|2016-10-29T15:30:01+00:00December 6th, 2010|Accountability, Business Growth, Business Presentations, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Execution, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Results|

Consciously changing – even tweaking – a culture is hard work.. There is no twelve-step program. There are choices you can make that, over time, will help you repair a damaged culture or sustain and grow a positive one.

22 Nov, 2010

Recover From Screw Up’s

By Randy Pennington|2016-10-29T15:30:02+00:00November 22nd, 2010|Business Growth, Communication, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development|

Mistakes happen. The lawyers are paid to tell you the answer that will protect your legal interests, just like your CPA is paid to tell you the answer that will protect your tax interests. You, on the other hand, are responsible for making the best leadership decision.

15 Nov, 2010

Stupid Has Its Own Momentum

By Randy Pennington|2016-10-29T15:30:02+00:00November 15th, 2010|Business Growth, Communication, Corporate Culture, Execution, Innovation, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Results|

We have all seen and/or participated in an experience similar to my purchase of an Arabian horse. More important, we have witnessed the result of a well-intentioned idea gone bad in the communities and organizations we serve. Stupid – once in play – can take on a life of its own.

26 Oct, 2010

Dreaming and Doing

By Randy Pennington|2016-10-29T15:30:02+00:00October 26th, 2010|Corporate Culture, Execution, Innovation, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Results|

We get the leaders we deserve. We will get better leaders when we select those who can both dream and do.

22 Sep, 2010

Results Rule! The word is getting out

By Randy Pennington|2016-10-29T15:30:03+00:00September 22nd, 2010|Corporate Culture, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Results|

It’s only taken about four years, but now it seems that consultants and companies selling a every type of product or service have jumped on the Results Rule! bandwagon. We’ve seen the phrase used everywhere from an image consultant to an Internet company.