by Rom LaPointe | Oct 19, 2020 | Facilitation, Leadership, Strategy
Leaders seem to have a love/hate relationship with one-day or two-day meetings. Often, they lean toward the hate side because the extended sessions can become like the other boring meetings they attend (or possibly lead?) only much longer. The flip side are leaders...
by Rom LaPointe | Aug 20, 2020 | Book Review, Leadership, Strategy
If you want to become a better leader, you need some powerful ideas to help on your journey. This list of twelve titles from eight trusted sources is a good start. Leaders are readers so, together with your coach or on your own, pick a book from the list and finish...
by Rom LaPointe | Jun 25, 2020 | Book Review, Execution, Strategy
Another “must” on my list of business books is Verne Harnish’s Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It… and Why the Rest Don’t. After reading the intro, find the section that is most relevant to you right now. I don’t recommend the entire book all at once. For...
by Rom LaPointe | Jun 9, 2020 | Facilitation
Effective Meetings Meetings are the medium through which managerial work is performed (decision making, knowledge sharing, training, motivation). This is a key to culture and results. We want to have the right number of meetings to get the desired outcomes, no more –...
by Rom LaPointe | Apr 8, 2020 | Execution, Facilitation, Leadership
Do you ever feel stuck? You are running a great business, but not feeling like you are achieving the right goals. You are putting too much energy into methods that just aren’t yielding results. If you are spending more time treading water and less time moving forward,...
