Hiring and retaining employees is expensive. So often, companies drop the ball once that new hire is made. Even large organizations with thousands of employees lack systems to appropriate integrate a new employee
With Nike stock closing at a record high earlier this year and projected revenue of $19 billion in 2010, Nike has flourished under the leadership of Mark Parker, a shoe designer turned CEO.\n\nIn his quest
Any business owner knows that vacations quickly become illusive. Time off? What's that? There is always more to do to serve their customers and grow their businesses. Suddenly I found myself in the same boat
There is much written about leadership, and I am often asked what characteristics I think make a strong leader. So here are J9’s ABC’s of Leadership:\n\n \n\n\n Authentic – genuine, real, true to self\n Being
It’s been said that training isn’t telling. Well either is coaching. People often expect that a coach will tell them what to do – fix their problem. In reality, coaching is about
What do you get when you bring the world’s top business thinkers and neuroscientists working together? An exciting new field of study called NeuroLeadership, a term coined by David Rock in 2006. This week
J9 Leading Solutions has once again been invited to facilitate sessions for The Leadership Academy conducted at Chapman University. The Academy is a unique and exciting way for high school students to learn, grow, and
In a recent keynote speech I asked a room full of over 100 people, how many of you worked out today? How many hands do you think went up? One! Only one person made it
It’s Friday afternoon, on the 4th of July holiday weekend. I am running out of time to “ship” my blog. I am not answering the phone, watering the flowers or packing my bags for our
