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Leaders Analyze In-Depth

May 10, 2017 by Alan Feirer

People who analyze in-depth tend to perform a thorough examination of facts and details. The alternative is to act on the gut – relying on initial feelings and views to move forward, and simply follow first impressions. This is very … Read More… Read More

DiSC | Organizational Improvement | Vision

Leaders Plan

May 3, 2017 by Alan Feirer

People who plan tend to develop an organized course of action, setting clear expectations and deadlines. The alternative is to improvise – figure things out as you go, without much planning and preparation. I used to teach jazz. I assure … Read More… Read More

DiSC | Passion | Vision

Leaders Prioritize the Big Picture

February 1, 2017 by Alan Feirer

People who prioritize the big picture tend to focus on the broad, overall view of an idea or project. The opposite of big picture thinking – obsessing about details – is critical when executing a project, but not when developing vision. … Read More… Read More

DiSC | Integrity | Vision

Leaders Remain Open to Exploring Ideas

January 25, 2017 by Alan Feirer

***This is the first post in a series based on the Work of Leaders process (details way below). Throughout the series, I’ll be providing real-world negative examples from a variety of settings. For positive examples, however, we’ll look at one … Read More… Read More

Passion | Vision

Leaders Embrace the New Year with This

January 4, 2017 by Alan Feirer

Whether or not you took last week’s suggestion to evaluate your top three and bottom three from a list of possibilities, make sure you start the new year with some sort of review and goal-setting. If you’ve been at your … Read More… Read More

Stretching and Growing | Vision

A Quick Year-End Idea for Leaders and Teams

December 28, 2016 by Alan Feirer

Sometimes we know we should invest a lot of time in year-end evaluation, but we’re overwhelmed or tired. Here’s an idea to make it both easy and productive: Top Three/Bottom Three Gather your team, or just your calendars, and pick … Read More… Read More

Passion | Stretching and Growing | Vision

Success Pointers from a CEO

December 7, 2016 by Alan Feirer

Last week, I shared some ideas from one of the speakers at the Des Moines Business Record’s “90 Ideas in 90 Minutes”. This week, I’ll do the same with Bob Riley, the CEO of Riley Resource Group, which is an … Read More… Read More

Stretching and Growing | Uncategorized | Vision

Leaders Listen to their Team Members

September 7, 2016 by Alan Feirer

Originally, this blog was going to be about goal-setting. I spent some real time on it. Then, when Ashleigh went to proofread, revise, and schedule it, her reaction was to send me this email: This post is very, very similar to “Leaders … Read More… Read More

Positivity | Vision

Never Plan for the Worst Case Scenario

July 20, 2016 by Alan Feirer

I was in line at Costco, buying light bulbs and toilet paper, and noticed that the man behind me was looking me and my cart over with suspicion on his face. Eventually, he said “Hrmph. Mercury.” I wanted to say … Read More… Read More

Organizational Improvement | Vision

Leaders Use This Quick Buy-In Check For Teams

June 1, 2016 by Alan Feirer

If you’re short on time, and need to check a team response to an idea, action item, or new direction, but you detect that a simple “show of hands” won’t tell the whole story, try this – Ask for their response … Read More… Read More

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