by Bluewater Advisory | May 20, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
In meeting after meeting we heard executives say, “We have a real problem in getting our next generation of leaders ready to take over because our senior leaders don’t have the time or the desire to mentor and train them. We have tried everything, and we just don’t...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jan 26, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
When I ask leadership cohorts the two primary types of listening, they almost always jump up with the same response: active listening (and they struggle to find a second type). And it’s easy to see why. Active listening is an incredibly common phrase positioned as...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jan 2, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
“The car goes where your eyes go.” – Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain Each year, I, like many, pick a word that serves as an anchor as to where I want to turn my attention. Or as Garth Stein in The Art of Racing in the Rain would suggest, where I want...
by Bluewater Advisory | Aug 2, 2023 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, it is all about growing others.” ~ Jack Welch As we now know, currently, 10,000 people turn 65 every day. At the same time more leadership transitions are taking...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jul 5, 2023 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
“A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession” – John C. Maxwell Our last blog focused on the importance of preparing your organization for the inevitable senior leadership transition that is taking place across the country in every industry and every...
