Tag Archive for: Leadership

Be Curious. Learn Continuously.

We came with a hiccup, and we will go with a hiccup. But, the journey is most important and is all about “learning.”

3 Negotiation strategies to end disputes

Avoid expensive deadlock and possible litigation. Create value.

Delivering meaningful outcomes of leadership

The real outcomes of leadership are people and teams who live up to their full potential – Making of Exemplars.

Earning the title of “leader.”

Most people I speak with think the U.S. faces a leadership crisis. Some prominent business leaders keep company with Congress and the media in the basement of public confidence.

Making a winning pitch

Four characteristics of successful proposals

Here are a few signs your proposals might need improvement: 

You consistently score lower than expected on RFPs.
You’re mostly copying and pasting from past proposals (with little customer focus).
If you open your submission to a random page and read a paragraph, it isn’t clear who the customer is or what they need. 
Your win rate is less than 50%. 

If you experience the above, it may be time to work on your content to align with successful proposals more closely. 

Having tough conversations

A step-by-step approach

Leadership and culture chasm

Values and norms