Dr. TC North
THE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR
The 3 Things Entrepreneurs Should Coach Employees On
To have a high-performance entrepreneurial team or organization, you must have people who live the company’s values (right people) in positions where they have the skills to be high performers (right seats). You must also lead, manage and hold accountable each of your...
The time is always right to do what is right
“The time is always right to do what is right.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I’m deviating from my normal topics to share some personal thoughts. In a recent email to one of my best friends, John, I wrote: “Wow, Big Stud! It feels like the 1960s again, but different....
The One Extra Factor That Makes Entrepreneurs Great
Impossible Foods is the most recent example of what I call the “And Factor.” What’s the And Factor? It’s when a product or service has one more highly persuasive reason to buy it over the competition. It’s often an unexpected feature, because it’s...
Creative Leaders Making the Impossible Possible
Creative leaders make what seems impossible become possible. We’ve all faced situations that seem impossible to solve. It could be a health challenge, a personal relationship, or a business problem. What if the seemingly impossible were possible? If you’re over 40...
Addicted To Social Media, Email, Or Texting?
Take this 7-question quiz to find out if you are addicted to social media, email or texting. When you know you have unread emails, texts or social media messages (e-messages), do they tend to scream “Read me! Read me!” — first softly and then with increasing urgency —...
The Entrepreneurial Operating System – a.k.a. EOS®
EOS - The brilliant leadership and management system for small and midsize companies Would you describe your company’s leadership and management system as brilliant, simple, elegant and magnificently effective? How about, it creates an environment that people love to...
The Ideal Balance of Positive and Critical Feedback
What's the ideal balance between positive and critical feedback when coaching employees? With your kids? How about with your significant other? Well, it depends. The ideal balance of positive and critical feedback with your significant other. Research indicates that...
Successful Entrepreneurs and Other Leaders Love Big Issues
For successful entrepreneurs and other business leaders - the bigger the issue the better. A failed project, initiative, strategy or business is a big issue that can create anger, frustration, disappointment and even depression; it’s also a big opportunity. For...
How A Workaholic Can Be Healthy! Are You?
Contrary to generally accepted beliefs about workaholics, research indicates that workaholism for some people is actually healthy (I’m so happy to be able to justify my long hours and not have to attend workaholics anonymous)! Researchers in this study evaluated two...