With the firing of Ford CEO Mark Fields, it reminds me of times during my business career and the times I saw this missing the near. How does APEX thinking solve visionaries keep on track? Joe Dutkiewicz, founder and chief thought partner of Crayon Leadership, discusses the key to being aware of the vision of […]
We have seen people either take their eyes off the present or off the future. As a result they fail when one of those have a setback. Either the team or the company fails on its current goals and as a result its mission, or it fails in the future to take the steps necessary […]
When the distortions, the infighting, chaos, stuff hits the fan, happen at work, what returns the team to path ahead.Joe Dutkiewicz, founder and chief thought partner at Crayon Leadership, discusses how to take advantage of Thinking Blind to remove those distortions and forge forward. What do our teams do? When something happens what is the […]
Many obstacles may get in the way of the team reaching the performance they need to achieve the established goals to fulfill the business vision. Leaders think into the environment and become blind to the distortions of the egos in the room, biases aired, filters engaged to determine the path forward for the team to […]
We often feel our mind is overworked. “We just can’t think today…” or “Let me think…”, we tell ourselves. Usually it is because we are not relaxed and we are feeling stressed. What instructions are you giving your mind, your subconscious? Have you given it the right and best conditions to be ready to receive […]
Joe Dutkiewicz, founder and Chief Though Partner of Crayon Leadership, Â steps through Adhesion Thinking. Adhesion Thinking is critical to ensuring successful thoughts becoming uplifting solutions. After good ideas are shared and raised by the inner circle, Â normal go-to advisors and hierarchies, there are still two more critical steps often overlooked. We often want an idea […]
What number of good thoughts each day are sabotaged by ourselves and others? We establish boundaries for conversations and problem solving that rarely surpass the norm. Our thinking remains somewhere between stage 2 and stage 3 groupthink as we look not to “rock the ship”. APEX thinking leaders involve the skeptics to make their good […]
When are your thoughts at their best? When you nurture them and foster their growth. Too often our thoughts fly away like dried up leaves in a wind current never really to be seen again. When we get the idea good for work or in your personal time, make sure to share it at the […]
There is a special word you need to have to have an awesome weekend and move up the stage building more effective relationships. You cannot lead others without this one word (ok, one phrase). Today, I will share that word phrase and a fun tool to use with others! You can’t reach your dreams without […]
How many times we want the result now and we dislike the struggle? The power is in the struggle. We learn; sometimes more than we want – about ourselves and our chosen path. The only way we can succeed is to step through the work, the pain, the agony, the isolation, or any other seemingly […]
We should periodically look at where we are and where we are headed. We should talk with a mentor or another person trustworthy that can be objective and ask the right questions. Work to identify what you don’t know about yourself and create a path forward to remove the limitations. “It takes discipline to look […]
If you are young, what are the words you say to another young person? If you are older, what are the words you say to a young person. APEX living people know that each person is a person of value. Each person is needed for the challenges ahead. Respect them. Develop them. Celebrate them. “Every […]
Do you have an addiction? The cell phone has become our greatest addiction and time waster. It also has led to division, out of balance life, loss of dreams and loss of social interaction with our tribes. Our youth, the leaders being called to pick up their role to serve the needs of others, have […]
Continuing our series with the 3rd installment leveraging The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership from John C. Maxwell through the lens of being an APEX Leader. Today we look at how APEX Leaders use Process when they are bringing the others along to reach the top point and to look beyond. Joe Dutkiewicz, founder of […]
Joe Dutkiewicz, founder of Crayon Leadership, shares a Saturday Apex Thinking Moment discussing the top qualities of APEX leadership influence effectiveness. APEX thinking leaders know that great missions require strong influence. Where are you on our qualities of influence on a scale from 1 to 10. How do you intend to improve? Check out for […]
