by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership
“Outer order contributes to inner calm.“ Gretchen Ruen We are almost two weeks into Spring in the northern hemisphere. For many, this is the traditional time for household spring cleaning. It is also a good idea to periodically clean up your leadership toolkit. Here...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Engineer, The Enterprise
“This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.” ALICE WATERS I have observed many all-hands meetings. The mediocre sessions address a distracted audience. The worst ones have an...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.“— John Quincy Adams I have recently been engaged in a discussion around an important question. “How do I know that my leadership is valuable? What are my measures of...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, Quality Control
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” — Stephen Covey Takeout nights had usually been a delight for us, but one night became quite stressful. After carefully placing the order for the six of us, I drove to town...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team
THEY KNOW MORE, CARE MORE, DO MORE THAN YOU “The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.“ — John C. Maxwell “How do I know if the team has taken ownership of the challenge they have been given?” When I have been asked...
