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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »“Break It” What is happening in your day? What’s holding you back from reaching what you want? Joe Dutkiewicz, founder and chief thought partner of crayon Leadership, discusses how to look at today and to launch into the weekend with something life changing.
Read More »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 […]
Read More »Joe Dutkiewicz, founder and Chief Though Partner of Crayon Leadership, 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, normal go-to advisors and hierarchies, there are still two more critical steps often overlooked. We often want an idea […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »Do you lead with your position title when you are asked what you do rather than your mission or what brings meaning to your life? People living at the top of their living don’t hold onto a badge. They are known for what they do. What we do is sometimes blocked. There are 72 invisible […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »Whether it is our personal lives or in the workplace, we are trying to fly through the thoughts. What happens? We aren’t growing. We skip the moments to pause and develop the needed talents with each other to reach our personal or business destiny. Learn to capture the “Ummm” time between sentences to pause and […]
Read More »People sometimes display a different nature at work than at home. At home, they more than likely will nurture and strengthen their children. At work, they don’t feel people measure up and verbally note that in front of others. They may treat family worse than colleagues. Why the difference? We tend to forget what we […]
Read More »If you look at the news, you might see that this nation has lost hope, going through life saying that there is no way forward. Sometimes our family members have lost hope, thinking that they are just waiting to close our their stay here. When we lose hope, we lose our way and the mindset […]
Read More »We daily seek to accomplish tasks and juggle multiple items competing for our attention. What we sometimes ignore is the end result. A special unit of Google seeks to solve for “x”. What are you seeking to solve. Did you remember the people that you need to bring with you and their needs? “While critically […]
Read More »People who worry about actions affecting their reputation are protecting something not worthy. Living at the APEX places you in the right mindset to know what is worthy of protecting. There is a larger call that APEX leaders live to each day. Keep uphill climbing! We need you at the APEX! Uplevel your mindset: http://bit.ly/1TUlGwd […]
Read More »What would others say about your character? Even though character is challenged everyday, a person needs to persevere to keep character intact. Character matters daily, especially at the APEX. APEX leaders develop their character everyday, making sure that it stands true. Keep yourself accountable to act in alignment with who you are. “When anyone asks […]
Read More »We want to achieve our dreams or dreams others have right now. We tend to forget the messy part of doing the things we need to do. We think there isn’t enough time. If-only often enters our speech. APEX thinkers know that it takes time, it requires attention everyday, to roll up the sleeves and […]
Read More »What does it feel like when we do something for the first time? Especially, when we didn’t think it would be of interest or didn’t know we could do it. We feel stronger, more confident, happier, maybe out-of-our-mind crazy happy! We can not be summed up in a simple calculation. Be more than the dot! […]
Read More »What obstacles are you foreseeing that might prevent reaching your goal? APEX thinking leaders foresee the path ahead place markers for the team to avoid, and guide their team to safe passage through the open waters of their day. Work on your visioning skills! “Leaders navigate the way forward ensuring that the team avoids being […]
Read More »What seas in your life need to be navigated? Who are you bringing along to work alongside to reach the distant shore? People operating with an APEX level of thinking know that others are needed and the whole team needs to consistently perform at their best. Development of skills is ongoing to reach through the […]
Read More »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 […]
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