by Gary Covert | Apr 15, 2024 | Leadership
One of five key obstacles to getting the team an organization needs to deliver exceptional results is leaders that are not respected. Lack of respected leaders means people are at risk of leaving or (worse) staying and not giving their best. Respected leaders are an...
by Gary Covert | Apr 1, 2024 | Leadership
Who is coaching you? No, I am not asking for a recommendation. I am asking for a reflection.What inner voice do you listen to most of the time?Working with clients and reflecting on my own self talk I have noticed three primary types of inner voices.The first voice is...
by Gary Covert | Apr 1, 2024 | Leadership
I was visiting with a sales leader who helps companies spend less on employee healthcare through predictive analytics. He said “Any company that is in the people business is in the healthcare business.” He has a point. And any business with people is in the people...
by Gary Covert | Mar 18, 2024 | Leadership
According to McKinsey only 12% of companies who start a transformation project will see it though long enough to see results that last more than three years. Yet those companies that did see their projects through to completion enjoyed (on average) 2X more profits...
by Gary Covert | Mar 4, 2024 | Leadership
Have you heard of Red Bull? Of course you have. But why? The first reason is that the founder saw an opportunity (energy drink in Asia) that did not exist at all in Europe or the US and brought it to market. People loved the product, but that is not why it went on to...
by Gary Covert | Mar 4, 2024 | Leadership
Want to improve accountability? Most leaders do. The problem is accountability is a fuzzy word.The first step is to get clear on what outcomes you want people to be accountable for. A simple way to get this clarity is to ask “What can the team count you for?” The...
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