by Dr. John Townsend | Apr 8, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Leaders wear two hats: the leadership hat and the SME (subject matter expert) hat. Often a CEO or owner must also be engaged in direct work with sales, operations, finance or marketing. This can be because of financial limitations, or because he is simply head and...
by Dr. John Townsend | Mar 25, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
As a leader, are you able balance vision with reality? Your organization requires you to have great vision for the future but it also needs your hard-nosed reality orientation. Great leaders know that if you bring in reality too early people become disheartened and...
by Dr. John Townsend | Mar 3, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
As a leader, in the end, you are what you do. To lead well, you need the necessary elements of the right vision, values, resources and plan. These are non-negotiables. Ultimately, it ends up being about behavior. You will succeed by what you actually do, and you...
by Dr. John Townsend | Feb 20, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
I am really excited about the overwhelming response we have received to our grad programs. Less than half of our student slot capacity is now available, and we launch this Fall. If you are interested in training with me, apply now. The next round of acceptances will...
by Dr. John Townsend | Feb 18, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Good leaders are basically positive people. They dream of a better future. They see opportunities within problems. They inspire people to team well and follow a vision. They create great solutions to challenges. That positivity can transform an organization to...
by Dr. John Townsend | Feb 3, 2015 | Leadership, Uncategorized
I was in Phoenix during Super Bowl weekend partnering with a ministry I work with, Athletes in Action (AIA), who have a very high impact sports presence. I spoke and trained leaders, and also attended an AIA breakfast where Peyton Manning received the Bart Starr...
