by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® ‘The primary organization differences between not-for-profit and for-profit enterprises are: the former naturally creates good will, relies on volunteers and breaks-even; while the…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “The moment you walk into Menlo Innovations, you can sense the atmosphere full of energy, playfulness, enthusiasm, and maybe even…joy.” Excerpt from book,…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.” Andrew Carnegie More often than not in our current organization world,…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work”…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “During the industrial-age we made our production workers highly efficient but the productivity levels of our ‘knowledge-workers’ is abysmal.” Peter F. Drucker …
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® " History doesn't so much repeat itself but rhyme." Mark Twain “History is best used to frame possibilities, not to identify precise analogies…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “Flow: The mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus,…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “Incentives for teams have stronger effects with small teams, when the team faces complex tasks, when rewards are equitable (vs. equal), and when…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “Second-guessing our people is a management habit that’s likely costing our economy $billions per year.” A recent event brought into focus the tremendous…
by Peter A. Arthur-Smith, Leadership Solutions, Inc.® “Blue Ocean Strategy challenges companies to break out of bloody competition – Red Ocean - by creating uncontested market space that makes competitors…
