The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

Prepare Your Team for the New Year

Prepare Your Team for the New Year

Is your team prepared for the New Year? Are they clear and aligned so they’re better able to work together instead of frustrating one another?
Use the Strategic Plan as a Daily Management Tool

Use the Strategic Plan as a Daily Management Tool

Keep in mind, when you use the strategic plan as a daily management tool... The Vision is "The Big Goal." It's THE thing you are working to achieve together. The Mission explains what you do as an organization.
Now's the Time for Success

Now’s the Time for Success

If your organization is like most, the added pressures of employee vacation schedules can compound stretched-to-the-limit holiday work requirements.
Let's Talk Visions First - Then Missions | Parking Lot Test

Let’s Talk Visions First – Then Missions

The vision and mission are two separate and distinct components of your most important leadership tool: the strategic plan. And unlike many others who work in strategic planning, I'm a stickler when it comes to clients understanding the purpose of a vision statement and a mission statement.
What's It All For?

What’s It All For?

Yesterday after giving a speech on leadership, I had lunch with several business owners. All of their businesses generate revenues of $5Million to $50Million in annual revenues.
Your Values Statement Serves as Your House Rules

Your Values Statement Serves as Your House Rules

We have all seen values statements hanging on the walls of various organizations. They're usually nicely framed and tastefully hung for all who pass by to see. However, other than knowing the executive team developed them as part of a strategic planning effort, most of us who walk by our own organization's values statement rarely understand its purpose - other than serving as a nice piece of artwork.
Visions Establish the Target

Visions Establish the Target

Developing a vision is easy for many leaders; clearly articulating it is hard. For a leader's vision to work, it needs to be clear, concise, and measurable. A solid vision will create the same image in the mind of every person who hears it.