“Every system is perfectly designed to produce the results it gets.”

- W. Edwards Deming

If you don’t like the results you are seeing, you have to change the system that is producing those results.

• Every executive knows that a clear business strategy is important.

• Every executive knows that standard operating procedures are important.

• Every executive knows that a compelling customer journey is important.

So why do so few organizations have a clear strategy, standard operating procedures, and a compelling customer journey?

After Vision comes Journey. Always start with Vision. Vision is the why behind your organization – your reason for existing and the better future you want to see/create. But after clarifying the Why you must clarify the What. What are you going to do? Simon Sinek would encourage you to communicate in a different order, and I would agree. But in the design or transformation process of an organization, it is important to clarify Why then What.

Very few leaders spend the right amount of time on Vision. Most spend too little time, believing that existential questions about purpose are a waste of time. Some leaders spend too much time reflecting on their personal life purpose and organizational Vision, but most leaders need to spend more time reflecting on the deeper questions.

Ep. 12: What We Actually Do in Our Life-Planning Sessions

It's not enough to only meet online. One of the most essential practices of the Alpha Pack has been meeting in person to discuss even the tiniest details about each others' lives.

During this episode, The Pack discusses why meeting face-to-face and having hours to be completely vulnerable with each other is an integral part of growing as a pack. Additionally, they discuss what exactly happens during these sessions (hint: it's not always serious), what they have learned during these sessions, and the most helpful practices that facilitate growth during these sessions.

Where do you see Shalom in your leadership?

Podcast episode with Matt Maloney, President of FFAM360 and host of the Above & Beyond Leadership Podcast

What obstacles are keeping you and your business from flourishing?

Podcast episode with Matt Maloney, President of FFAM360 and host of the Above & Beyond Leadership Podcast

How can you celebrate in a way that actually helps you grow as a leader?

Minor, temporary change is easy. Meaningful, lasting change feels almost impossible. So how does change actually happen?

In part 2 of this series we explore how to find the exponential version of yourself, which is an iterative, two-step process. Step 1 is finding your calling. Step 2 is finding your flow. As you explore your calling you will also find times when you experience “flow state” where you feel fully immersed, energized, focused, and enjoying the process of an activity.

Historically, the relationship between effort and output has been linear but, knowledge work doesn’t follow a linear scale. It’s exponential. Most leaders miss this and are leaving a lot of growth and satisfaction on the table. In this post, we explore part 1 of two posts around the idea of the Exponential You.