by Steve Riege | Jun 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
I left a lengthy session with a client deeply involved in their strategic planning process. When I say deeply, I mean way over the top. They asked me to help them finish the plan. They felt they were too close to the task at hand to hold themselves...
by Steve Riege | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
There is this fine balance in everything we do. There are decisions to be made. Each moment of our life requires execution to some degree on every breath, every movement, every thought, and of course every action. Some execution comes with an...
by Steve Riege | Apr 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Ready, set, go. Everybody have their list in front of them? who wants to go first? Ok, go ahead…define passion. Hmmm…That’s what I thought. When you really have to put it down on paper, or describe it to a group, it’s not that...
by Steve Riege | Apr 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
There’s 10 seconds left in the game. We’re down by 2 points. This is the championship. This is what we have worked so hard all year long to accomplish. It was our BHAG. And then, during the timeout, someone speaks up and says it. He...
by Steve Riege | Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Rare Leader™ willingly takes an initiative and acceptance of accountability, using intelligence and an enterprising attitude to figure out “how” to do it without being told.F. John Reh writes in “Take Ownership of Your Job” http://bit.ly/bTecG5 ,...
by Steve Riege | Mar 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard this acclamation? Someone feels so self involved that they need to declare that their action is necessarily not their first choice, but is for the benefit of others. Why not add “praise me” to the end of the statement? After all,...
by Steve Riege | Mar 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
They always said the key to being a successful manager, is being smart enough to hire people smarter than I am. You have probably thought this through when hiring new people to work on your Team. After all, the gaps that appear as we get older are pretty...
by Steve Riege | Mar 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
…Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference…Robert Frost (1874–1963) Why is it that the most prosperous road is the less traveled?Why is it that we so often choose the easy...
by Steve Riege | Mar 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Character of The Rare Leader™ represents the sum of his or her very core. Values, experience, knowledge and wisdom complete the dimension of “who I am”. The combination of morality, values and ethics create a strength your Character consistent of being...
by Steve Riege | Feb 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
You have spent a career climbing the leadership ladder. Through your experiences and careful research, you have discovered a consistent pattern of behaviors predicting the potential of great success in a Leader. I call these twelve behaviors and characteristics...
