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Different Patterns…Different Results!

Insanity is commonly defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This makes perfect sense logically, although I rarely recognize it when I get wrapped up in my daily routines.  Last Friday, my SiriusXM

Posted in Breakthrough, CEO, Country Music, Innovation, Leadership, Music, Patterns, Performance, Performance Improvement, Rituals, Routines, SiriusXM, transformation

Start Your Summer off Right with a Positive Change Strategy Session

That’s right! Plus Delta is kicking off this year’s 98 days of summer by offering you – our most valued clients and colleagues – Positive ChangeSM Strategy Sessions. These ½-day sessions are perfect for any Executive Team or functional work

Posted in Action Planning, Breakthrough, Consulting, Innovation, Issue Processing, Organizational Assessment, Performance Improvement, Positive Change, Strategic Planning, Strategy

Super Charging Your Company with Smart Goals

Over the years, I’ve consulted with organizations large and small and across industries more diverse than I can even remember. The one thing that has always been a constant though is that the people who define their strategic intentions always

Posted in Accountability, Alignment, Goals, Innovation, Motivation, Organization Development, Organizational Change Management, Performance Improvement, SMART goals, Strategy

Moving from A’ha to Action!

I was coaching an executive-level client of mine the other day, and he kept sharing these powerful A’has (as I called them) with me throughout our conversation. At first, I was thrilled that he was even present to such valuable

Posted in Change, Executive Coaching, Innovation, Leadership Coach, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Performance, Performance Improvement, Performance Management, Presence, Strategic Thinking

Swimming Upstream to Unparalleled Levels of Success!

The life of an Alaskan salmon is an interesting one to say the least! These adventurous fish are born as little eggs in gravel nests at the bottom of Alaskan streams and river beds. They then hatch and grow and

Posted in Alaska, Alaskan Salmon, Circle of Life, Evolution, Innovation, Motivation, Salmon, success, Swimming, transformation

Honoring Our Past While Being an Agent of Change for the Future

Marshall Goldsmith may have said it best when he declared, “What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There”! That was a powerful A’ha moment for me as I’ve always known that I am likely the greatest obstacle getting in the

Posted in Change management, Continuous Improvement, Evolution, Innovation, Learning, Marshall Goldsmith, Organization Development, organizational culture, transformation, values

The 30-60-90 Day Implementation Plan for Producing Breakthrough Results & Achieving Peak Performance

I often hear business leaders I coach working on their strategic plans. Where do we want to be in 5 years from now? What are our strategic intentions for the year ahead? Well, I would offer that the best of

Posted in Breakthrough, Breakthrough Performance, Breakthrough Results, Implementation Planning, Innovation, Peak Performance, Priority Management, Strategic Planning

Designing the Organization of the Future…TODAY!

An effective organization design can make or break your ability to achieve your business strategy. This is particularly true in today’s ever-changing environment. As a result, Plus Delta has seen a growing need for our clients to redesign their organizations

Posted in Business Strategy, Customer Requirements, Future, Innovation, Organization Design, Organization Structure, organizational change, organizational culture, transformation, Work Processes

Holy Cow! Zappos Influences a Whole City with Passion Groups and Sustained Change

In Part 1 of this blog series, I wrote about our tour of the Zappos’ facility in Henderson, Nevada and how we were influenced by the extraordinary culture and people we met.  Our host Jamie Naughton, Speaker of the House

Posted in Corporate Culture, customer service, employee engagement, Empowerment, Fun, Innovation, Jamie Naughton, Las Vegas, Passion Groups, Sustained Change, Tony Hsieh, values, Zappos

21st Century Management the Zappos Way

I’m feeling a bit out-of-date and stuffy today.  Last week, Plus Delta’s CEO Jeremy Lurey and I toured Zappos’ Headquarters in Henderson, Nevada just outside Las Vegas.  If I hadn’t been there to see it first hand, I would have

Posted in Corporate Culture, customer service, employee engagement, Empowerment, Fun, Innovation, Jamie Naughton, Las Vegas, Passion Groups, Tony Hsieh, values, Zappos

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