by John Boudreau | Dec 14, 2020 | employee engagement, strategy, vision
Over the past 20 days, we’ve been discussing strategy. In our last post, we shared how involving your employees in your strategic planning process has a positive effect on their engagement. Just having a strategy is just a starting point. As a leader, you must also...
by John Boudreau | Dec 14, 2016 | employee engagement, vision
One of my favorite authors is Dr. Henry Cloud. He’s written several books on leadership and has his own leadership podcast. In a recent podcast, he spoke about how to your company’s vision is a key component for engaging the talent within your...
by John Boudreau | Jun 8, 2016 | vision, why"
To have true alignment you need to build your business on the right foundation. That foundation starts with your vision. More specifically your core values, core purpose, BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) and strategic anchors. Next come your goals. Goals are the things...
by John Boudreau | May 11, 2016 | clarity, vision, vision casting
I had the privilege of attending one of the Leadercast simulcast events this past Friday. At the event you get to hear some incredible business leaders speak on the topic of leadership (Andy Stanley, Dr. Henry Cloud, Chris Barez-Brown, Coach Nick Saban and Steve “Woz”...
by John Boudreau | Apr 27, 2016 | employee engagement, employee productivity, vision
A recent article in HBR, brought to light an issue which I’ve seen surface in many small businesses. Everyone is SO busy, yet this busyness is not translating into results. Productivity defined Productivity is defined as “the amount of value produced divided by the...
by John Boudreau | Dec 3, 2015 | company mission, vision
Have you ever stopped to think why your are in business in the first place? If it’s just to make a profit, that is a result, not WHY you’re in business. I was recently visiting family in Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving. I had the...