Organization – REF Dallas

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Culture Goes To Your Bottom Line

Zappos made a $9 Million investment in their culture yesterday. Yes $9,000,000 in just one day. They actually do this four times […]

renaissanceefApril 6, 20181 min read

Business, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organization, REF, Top Executive

Busy Is The New Stupid

I read this article by Ed Baldwin and it resonated with me because too many leaders make excuses for not doing something […]

renaissanceefJanuary 10, 20184 min read

Business, Business Owner, CEO, Employees, Growth, Leadership, Organization, Small Business

What Did You Learn During Our Meeting?

I was reading an article this week that presented a great reminder to ask leadership teams what they learned during your meeting. […]

renaissanceefNovember 11, 20172 min read

Business, Business Owner, CEO, Culture, Employees, Goals, Leadership, Mentoring, Organization, REF, Team Building, Trust

How to Build Trust with Your Team

Do your employees trust each other enough to get things done effectively? Do they trust you? I recently took a company through […]

renaissanceefJune 9, 20173 min read

Business, Culture, Employees, Growth, Leadership, Organization, Purpose, REF, Small Business, Success, Top Executive, Training, Vision

How Much is Your Culture Worth?

Last year, REI decided to close its 143 stores on Black Friday and encourage their employees to live out their Culture and […]

renaissanceefMarch 17, 20173 min read

Business, Business Owner, CEO, Culture, Employee Relations, Employees, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Organization, REF, Small Business, Team Building

How Do You Know What Is Right?

Most of us agree that people should be free to do what they want, unless of course it goes against what we […]

renaissanceefMarch 10, 20172 min read

Business, Business Excellence, CEO, Employee Relations, Employees, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organization, Planning, REF, Top Executive, Vision

Leadership Is Like Needlepoint

Needle point looks confusing and messed up when you view it from the underside. That how our employees see things most of the time. Your job is to let them see the view from the top.

renaissanceefFebruary 18, 20172 min read

Business, Business Excellence, CEO, Goals, Growth, Leadership, Organization, REF, Success, Top Executive

How Much Pain Will You Endure Before You Try Something New?

Ever tried Acupuncture? I used to make fun of it until one day my back went out and I had so much […]

renaissanceefDecember 9, 20164 min read

Business, Business Excellence, Culture, Customer Service, Employees, Networking, Organization, REF, Strategic Planning, Top Executive, Vision

Creating Raving Fans – Listen to Customers.

Do you remember this 1989 commercial from United Airlines? The quality of this copy is not very good, but take 30 seconds […]

renaissanceefJanuary 3, 20155 min read

Business Excellence, CEO, Goals, Growth, Leadership, Organization, Planning, REF, Success, Top Executive

The Real Value of Being Organized

Every Friday afternoon, I end my week by making sure everything is filed away and my desk is ready for a productive […]

renaissanceefDecember 6, 20145 min read

Business Excellence, CEO, Customer Service, Goals, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organization, REF, Success, Top Executive

Are you a great CEO? Was Ron Johnson?

Five Things we can learn about his journey. Ron Johnson was fired from his role as CEO of JC Penney in 2013 […]

renaissanceefApril 10, 20135 min read

Business, Business Excellence, Business Owner, CEO, Culture, Dallas CEO Peer Groups, Employee Relations, Employees, Leadership, Organization, REF, Team Building

The Real Costs of Bad Employees

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laWE8jcM2Ps?rel=0&w=560&h=315] Our CEO Peer Advisory Groups in Dallas often talk about the cost to find and keep good leaders in their […]

renaissanceefFebruary 9, 20135 min read