Productive Leaders
COVID-19 and the Future of American Business for 2020 and Beyond INTRODUCTION The year 2020 will forever be marked by an unforeseen lesson in vision. We didn't see it coming, but we all must now recognize where the lesson is leading us. And we, the business and...
Attention Business Leaders! How To Encourage A Customer-Oriented Culture In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, protests, and economic volatility, businesses nationwide are navigating uncharted territory. As society moves forward, business leaders face a unique...
7 Ways to Overcome Procrastination When Working From Home Everything is taking longer. As we work from home surrounded by distractions, we wear masks when running errands, we are sanitizing even the smallest items brought into the house, and our inbox has...
5 Tips to Managing Stress and Teams During a Crisis The urgency of a crisis and sustained stress over time can overwhelm people to the point where their survival instincts kick in and they instinctively move to become more protective of themselves and their...
The important thing my class reunion reminded me of... Caution: There is a lot of Navy talk in this article! Last week, I joined 186 of my classmates from the Naval Academy as we celebrated the anniversary of our commissioning. Like most events happening with large...
8 ways to get people to work (productively!) from home As an experienced leader, you know that if you can’t change it, you better learn to work with it. The events of recent weeks are a perfect example of this. Regardless of how concerned you are with the...
There’s no going back: Time to PIVOT It is time to pivot. There’s no going back to the habits, routines, and the normal that we all enjoyed before the COVID-19 virus. Some leaders are hoping for a return to what life was like in 2019. There is no going back....
Do you have what it takes? The 3 Crucial Leadership Strengths Vision. Strategy. Talent. While leaders need to be strong in several key areas, there is a reason these three are at the top. VISION Right now your people need you to clearly communicate your...
Get Proactive: Steps to Survive and Thrive in the Virus Crisis The 2020 vision we were planning for this year has radically changed. It’s natural to feel hopeless and helpless while supply chains are interrupted, jobs are in jeopardy, and businesses are...
April Peterson