There is always a reason to wait.Wait for interest rates to come down. Wait for inflation to settle. Wait until hiring gets easier. Wait until consumers feel more confident. Wait until the election is over, the housing market improves or we have a little more certainty about what comes next.Business owners have become pretty good …
It was July 1976.I was 11 years old and had just finished 5th grade at Olympic View Elementary in Oak Harbor, WA. The nation had just celebrated our bicentennial — 200 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And like most kids my age, I loved to listen to music.Prior to 1976, I …
Picture a summer weekend: the ferry is delayed, the parking lot is overflowing, the restaurant is triple-seated, two servers have called in sick, the event coordinator has just quit, and a wedding rehearsal dinner starts in four hours. This is not a disaster scenario. For many hospitality managers, it is simply a Saturday in July. …
For CFOs, CEOs, Executive Directors and HR leaders, decisions about people are some of the most consequential in the business. Talent drives growth while culture shapes performance. Yet many organizations try to manage complex people challenges with limited internal capacity. Knowing when and how to bring in outside expertise can protect the business and accelerate your results. When growth outpaces …
The second of a two-part series on Leadership Lessons from the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl season.Last month, we broke down three leadership lessons that helped propel the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship: Process Over Results, Alignment, and “We Did Not Care.”In this second and final part, we’re not running out the clock. We’re …
While we in the PNW are still basking in the aftermath of a Super Bowl win by the Seattle Seahawks, there’s a chance we might be able to take a few leadership lessons from their head coach, Mike MacDonald.
