Want to Implement Vertical Development? A Guide for Organizations
One day last week, I got the same question from two different potential clients: Where does an organization start if they want to integrate vertical development into their development efforts? I want to not only answer this questions, but provide additional layers to consider. Step #1 – Awareness In vertical development work, the starting spot […]
What Wisdom Entails
“Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.” — Thomas J. Watson “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.” —James Oppenheim I believe that we would all agree that the more wisdom one possesses, the more effectively one can navigate […]
The Most Important Thing You Need to Do to Upgrade Your BEING
We have two sides of ourselves: Our DOING Side – Our ability to do things (i.e., our level of talent, knowledge, skills, and abilities) Our BEING Side – Our ability to process and navigate the challenges of our life and world (i.e., the degree to which our internal operating system is wired for value creation […]
What is the Quality of Your BEING Side?
I have been writing and talking a lot about the fact that we have two sides of ourselves: Our DOING Side (which represents the level of our talent, knowledge, skills, and abilities) Our BEING Side Here are some recent articles on this topic: You Have a DOING Side AND a BEING Side A Measure of […]
Understanding What Your Ego Is Can Help You Rise Above It
I feel like ego is talked about a lot. Here are some quotes about our ego: I don’t know about you, but I feel like 10 different people can talk about our ego, and they all seem to define it or think about it differently. In other words, I am not sure I have had […]
Getting In Touch with the Quality and Altitude of Your BEING Side
We have two different sides to ourselves. Our DOING Side We have a DOING Side, which represents our level of talent, knowledge, skills, and abilities. This represents how many apps you have downloaded on your computer. The more specialized your apps, the better you will be at accomplishing specific tasks. Most people are quite “in […]
How Mind 3.0 Leaders Actualize Transformational Change
There are three modern business leaders that I have studied that: Are great examples of being Mind 3.0 (i.e., highly vertically developed) leaders that… Have actualized transformational change in the organizations they led. These leaders are: Alan Mulally (Ford) – see American Icon Ed Catmull (Disney Animation) – see Creativity, Inc. Satya Nadella (Microsoft) – […]
What Sets Apart Great People from Good People
We have two side to ourselves: Our DOING Side, which represents our talent, knowledge, skills, and abilities Our BEING Side, which represents the sophistication of our internal operating system There are some people who are “great” at what they do. They are high on their DOING Side. For example, Bill Cosby was known as a […]
How to Help a Lower-Functioning Leader Become a Higher-Functioning Leader
It’s a fact, some leaders operate at a higher level than other leaders. From my experience as a leadership scholar and consultant, I have found that we can evaluate leaders along following continuums to be able to distinguish the degree to which they are lower-functioning or higher-functioning: Lower-Functioning Leaders Higher-Functioning Leaders Possess a low degree […]
What is Character? And How Do Leaders Develop It?
Last week, I presented an idea that we have two sides of ourselves: a DOING Side and a BEING Side. The DOING Side represents our talent, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The higher we are on the DOING Side, the more capable we will be at performing specific tasks that are aligned with our talents, knowledge, […]
