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By Gino Wickman As a visionary, the better you know thyself and stay in your sweet spot, the happier you’ll be, the more your company will grow, and the less chaos you will create. Mark and I worked hard for more than two years writing Rocket Fuel and creating a clear definition of the role …
Today, I want to talk to you about your life. Do you know what kind of life you want? Is it clear to you? Can you see it? You know, there’s all different kinds of lives that we could have. We could have a life that’s kind of leaning back, or a life that’s leaning …
Today, I’m talking to the Visionaries out there as well as other members of the Leadership Team. I want to share with you a short and sweet philosophy that we have about Visionaries and Rocks. It’s basically this: The Visionary should have no Rocks. There is one exception. When the Visionary is sitting in other seats …
Today, I want to talk to Visionaries and Integrators about something called emotional intelligence. Here’s how I want you to think about this… Do you have any blind spots around how your actions and behaviors are impacting the rest of the team? I wonder if you’ve seen any of these examples. Sometimes the way that …
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 …
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 …
