Category: Visioning

Jim Collins in good to great alluded to the fact that he wanted to avoid attributing the success of the good to great companies to leadership, but he couldn’t. He said the data was overwhelmingly pointing to leadership as an important factor. He came with level 5 leaders as the driving force behind those companies. Is that true our perceived leadership…what exactly did these leaders do and what makes leadership so crucial to company success.

Certainly, we have a limited time on this planet to make our contribution to the richness of life. As a result, people choose different ways to leave their marks and legacies for the generations to follow. Our first area of influence starts in the home, where we are role models for our family and in particular our young children. They learn directly and vicariously from us, watching our every move. Therefore, we have both active and passive influences, and we need to be mindful of how children will integrate these influences into their own lives.

There are times when fear makes us become conscious of the things we have. The fear of losing something or someone precious will certainly provide a wakeup call for us to make a change.