CORT’S BLOG
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After checking out Cort’s Blog, listen to his interviews with leading business podcast hosts where he discusses his Amazon Top 10 business book, Heretics to Heroes: A Memoir on Modern Leadership, and timely subjects such as leadership, motivation, millennials, performance psychology, performance transformation, business growth, and safety.
The Rumor Mill – It’s One of Your Most Effective Communication Channels
Tip: USE THE RUMOR MILL. Need to get a message spread throughout your organization––fast? Nothing works better than the [...]
I’m Not a Big Proponent of Brainstorming
Why the cartoon's funny: It captures something that almost anyone who's worked in business has experienced: the dreaded brainstorming [...]
Safety’s Third Category: The “Unsafe”
We’ve spent Part I and Part II of this series exploring the typical relationship we have to safety––i.e., either safe [...]
My Interview With the Leadership Development News Podcast
Why the cartoon's funny: Growing up, I attended parochial schools. I often asked myself, "When are they going to [...]
You Cannot Create Extraordinary Performance Until You Can Lead People
IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. When Chevron CEO John Watson retired he offered some wise parting words. In a post on [...]
Safety’s Second Category: “Less-safe”
Are you a fan of the Leadership Development News podcast? I had the distinct honor of sitting down with hosts [...]
Leaders Don’t Make Presentations
Why the cartoon’s funny: You’re probably reading this post while sitting in a meeting just like the one the [...]
Be Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone
PowerPoint. No other crutch has had a more negative impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of business than the [...]