If you want to minimize politics and confusion, improve your organization’s productivity and the morale of your employees, and lower attrition of good people, consider applying the 4-step model of Organizational Health: 1.   Align the behaviors of your team, 2.   Align the intellectual clarity of your team by answering 6 critical questions, 3.   Over-communicate this clarity to the rest of the organization, and 4.   Reinforce this clarity through simple human and business systems. Contact me so we can set up a free, 16-question assessment developed by Patrick Lencioni’s co ..read more

How would you rate your capabilities to generate business results in 2023 through these three key audiences? 1. Through your direct reports: Unlike individual contributors, who mostly deliver results by themselves, as a people manager, you are largely dependent on the business impact generated by your direct reports.  2. Through your colleagues: As a team member, your objective should be to ensure alignment on the few important collective priorities that the team will pursue and the role that each person will play in delivering such goals.  3. Through your boss: Building a strong wor ..read more

Today I want to share my reactions to the top three messages I took from the excellent book No Rules Rules, written by Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings with Erin Meyer. The book is full of provocative practices that have influenced Netflix’s continued success during the last two decades. Build your “talent density.” Employee quantity is not the way to assess your talent strength. What counts is the quality of the people on the team. Err on the side of providing feedback, above, below and sideways. Start with one baby step: Take the initiative. Ask to receive feedback from your employees. Treat oth ..read more

In this episode you will listen to the top three leaderships lessons I took from the book The Wisdom of the Bullfrog, recently written by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William McRaven. 1.    The first one was Admiral’s McRaven’s definition of leadership: “Leadership is accomplishing a task with the people and resources you have, while maintaining the integrity of your institution.” I like how this definition combines delivering results, using available resources, and completing the task within the construct of your personal and organization’s values and principles. All three elements hav ..read more

Today I will provide four tips to help you engage in more productive conflict at work.  Where would you rate your typical team meetings on what best-selling author Patrick Lencioni calls “The Conflict Continuum”? Would you say that your meetings are mostly benign, with your team members very guarded and slow to make decisions so nobody will get upset or feel challenged? Lencioni calls these “Artificial Harmony” meetings. Or do your meetings fall more toward the other end of the continuum, where you may have mean-spirited discussions and even personal attacks?    To achieve posi ..read more

If you want to become a better influencer, listen to this interview with Bob Burg, the co-author of The-Giver series of books. Bob will share the Five Secrets of Genuine Influence, which were presented in his latest book "The Go-Giver Influencer."  The 5 secrets are: Master Your Emotions. Step into the Other Person’s Shoes Set the Frame.  Communicate with Tact and Empathy. Let Go of Having to be Right.   If you want to know more about Bob Burg, visit his website at: www.burg.com Want to schedule a consultation call with Percy Cannon? https://calendly.com/percy-cannon/30min Wan ..read more

Today I share three concrete actions you can start working on in 2023 to help you become a better leader by listening more and speaking less.  ..read more

Today, I will provide tips that can help you become a better leader by influencing others. This time I will build on the content from The Go-Giver Influencer book, written by my friend Bob Burg and John David Mann, as well as my nearly four decades of international corporate experience ..read more

Today, I want to talk about three responsibilities that a leader should master. I will base them on the excellent book I recently read on this topic, CEO Excellence, written by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller and Vikram Malhotra, all senior partners at McKinsey & Company.  ..read more

Today I will provide three tips on how to develop teamwork capabilities in your organization in 2022. I will also announce a new program that will help grow your employees’ capabilities, and your own, across different skill sets to become more effective at work. Contact us: TalentDevelopment@grupoazimuth.com Learn more about Azimuth Talent Development Program Connect with Percy on LinkedIn ..read more