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Today, I want to talk to you about something we call the puzzle piece. We’re really talking about a two-piece puzzle with the Visionary and the Integrator, and looking at how they fit together. It’s like we have a specific shape along the connecting edge. We want a perfect fit. I want you to recognize that …
Today, I want to talk to you about something we call Organizational Whiplash. And I’m really talking to Visionaries. Visionaries, you guys are great. We couldn’t do the things that we do without the special gifts you have. You’re idea machines, great leaders, you can see the future. But along with those great gifts come some …
What’s an End Run? An End Run happens when someone in the organization goes around the Integrator, directly to the Visionary, to either complain or seek direction. It can also happen when, as the Visionary, you go around the Integrator and you move down into the organization – and begin to give direction. That’s really a form of tampering. …
I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of Integrators about a variety of things. Many of them told me about issues they were having with their Visionary that were really difficult. These ran the gamut – everything from Visionaries doing End Runs, to Visionaries not committing to getting on the same page, to a …
Today, I’m talking to you Visionaries. Here’s the situation. You’ve decided you want an Integrator and looked around your organization. You discover that you actually have more than one internal candidates and you’re being reluctant to choose who the best person is to be your Integrator. Maybe you don’t want to hurt somebody’s feelings, maybe …
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Today, I want to talk to you about what we call Helicopter Visionaries. Here’s my concept of helicopters. I’ve ridden in one but haven’t been around them a lot – I tend to think of helicopters in old movies. I think about a helicopter coming in for a landing with its blades whipping around. Everybody is …
Today, I’m talking to you Visionaries. Here’s the scenario: You’ve had an integrator in place and now they’re leaving. Now what? What do you do? We see three scenarios where this happens. One scenario – did you run them off? Are they leaving because of you? The second scenario is that they might need to …
Today, I’m talking to family business owners. The topic is succession and succession planning. In a typical family business, there are multiple generations. As the business moves between generations, we’ve noticed certain patterns. One pattern is that family businesses don’t often survive succession when there’s not a Visionary in the next generation. In the first …
I’m talking to you Visionaries out there today. We’re going to revisit a topic we’ve talked about in the past. As a reminder before we start, in Rocket Fuel we talk about the Five Rules and the Five Tools. I want to emphasize that those are the key to maximizing the relationship you have with your Integrator. Specifically, rule …
Today, I’m talking to some of you Visionaries out there – not all of you but some of you. Some of you Visionaries have an idea of what the Visionary/Integrator combination means. You see it. You want it. You’re saying all the right things but you’re just not moving. There’s no action happening. You see …
