by Travis Berger | Jan 17, 2020 | 'On Leadership' Blog
Organizations must accept turbulence as a given. Hyper change, new technologies, industry disruptions, and new business models are some of the elements defining these turbulent times. Let me offer the beer industry as an example since I was in Belgium, and Belgian...
by Travis Berger | Jan 10, 2020 | 'On Leadership' Blog
Effective leaders and managers both positively impact the leadership process. They are both critical for long-term superior organizational performance. Unfortunately, the internet and social media have bombarded us with GIFs, memes, articles, and TED talks that...
by Travis Berger | Jan 3, 2020 | 'On Leadership' Blog
Excellence continues its reign as the most sought-after goal. Manufacturing excellence. Sales excellence. Marketing excellence. Leadership excellence. Personal excellence. You get the point, excellence in everything. But here’s the thing: excellence shouldn’t...
by Travis Berger | Dec 27, 2019 | 'On Leadership' Blog
High performers are people who reliably get the right results, the right way. Day in and day out, year after year, they add value. There is no secret sauce, proprietary method, or hack that will magically transform you into a high performer. It is consistency of...
by Travis Berger | Dec 18, 2019 | 'On Leadership' Blog
Planning is a basic function of management that has fallen victim to an action orientation popularized by Peters and Waterman’s classic business book “In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies.” Their research identified that excellent...
by Travis Berger | Dec 11, 2019 | 'On Leadership' Blog
“Busy” has become a popular synonym for success, and it needs to stop. Busy does not equal success. Checking off every item on an endless ‘to do’ list does not automatically translate into success. It doesn’t. We need to stop being ruled by the cult of “busy”,...
