If you are currently sitting in a position of authority leading a business, whether you built it, acquired it, or worked your rosy little arse off to get there, you still have choices to make every day. In order to achieve the best possible results with your business and your team, there are a few […]

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Good leaders navigate conflict skillfully. When I first began coaching managers, team leads, HR professionals and C Suite professionals, my focus was completely on helping them building skills to understand and navigate conflict and improve communication when things get tough. That is still an essential part of the […]

An old boss said this to me once. He was pissed at my “continual complaining” about “so many issues”. That was his take on the matter. Mine was different. I was pissed off too. He refused to address the many nagging problems that my team had to deal with every day. Service suffered. Morale suffered. […]

Unlock your potential as a BOLDER leader by rewiring your brain. Learn practical tips & techniques to transform your mindset and enhance your leadership skills. The post Brain Rewiring: The Practical Way Anyone Can Become the Bolder Leader of Their Dreams appeared first on Authentic Leadership International.

As I conclude my Zoom conference call, I can’t stop chuckling over our conversation. This was our monthly coaching call and he is a high-level executive and a dear friend. He and his wife have recently purchased land in the rural part of their state and are highly engaged in setting up a garden, planting […]

It’s hard to believe you can run into a successful executive who is 180 off the mark on a certain topic. I once had a client company who was struggling with the aftermath of undergoing a rapid campaign of acquisitions. Eighteen months into post-merger activities they were hemorrhaging money. My job was to reassess certain […]

What is YOUR default setting? ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/dougthorpe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/11732734_m.jpg?fit=650%2C390&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/dougthorpe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/11732734_m.jpg?fit=800%2C480&ssl=1″ /> Here’s a fun reminder of a critical thought from my dear friend Dave Norris. This article is a reprint of a piece Dave first debuted on his blog at davidnorrisleadership.com I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable, experienced, and advanced in the world of personal computers yet, as […]

In the next 10 – 15 years, we’re going to see the greatest transition of wealth in the history of our country. It’s when most of the Baby Boomers will be looking to sell or transition their businesses. It’s estimated that Boomers own over $60 Trillion of wealth in their private businesses. I discuss this […]

One of the things I’ve seen in working with thousands of companies over the years is that we often dress in the wrong uniforms. I’m not referring to the physical shirts, dresses, pants, or jackets people wear to work. That’s CeCe’s expertise. I’m referring to the imaginary uniforms we put on each morning to appear […]

Leading a business involves risk. For some of us, just getting out of bed each day seems like a risk. For others, they can’t get enough of it. Being a risk taker is on the high end of the scale for entrepreneurs and visionaries. Our business culture is full of stories about famous risk-takers. Yet […]