Aviv’s Blog
To Lead is to Transform
We Are 20 Percent Up
“We are 20 percent up on last year at this time” said Michael the manager at the gym where I exercise when I asked how his business was doing. “What’s the secret” I asked. I always look for anecdotal evidence. It often brings new insights. Here is what Michael said: First, because people are not spending on a new car or vacations, they invest in...
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Bounce Forward
Discover the two natures of resilience. Listen to the complete Breakthrough Mindsets for Tough Times seminar and the Five Elements of Resilience here. © Aviv Shahar
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Resilience
Resilience is the ability to bounce back, pick yourself up and go on. It is the power to self-heal, renew and to always be taking the next step forward. It is in reconnecting to the line of your life and endeavor, joining it where it has moved to now, not where you left it last. Resilience has the quality of robustness; it is the capacity...
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In Hard Times, The Soft Stuff Is Crucial
You feel maxed out, stretched thin and overwhelmed. You are a leader and you feel you have no time and no energy for the soft stuff, especially now that the times are hard and uncertain. What’s the blind spot? The “soft” stuff becomes even more important in hard times. That’s the blind spot. More than ever, the right kind of soft stuff gets the most...
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From Breakdown To Breakthrough
Breakdowns herald breakthroughs. Breakdowns lead to breakthroughs. What was is no more. Companies that were strong and stable are faltering and failing. Political, economic and social structures are collapsing. Every day brings new headlines. You wake up to find out that the world has changed. In the darkness you begin to see the stars. These are signs of transition; of big systemic transformation, an epoch...
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How is your Lemonade?
In a leadership summit we facilitated last week, a Chinese speaking bright strategist and a highly competent executive from Taiwan reminded us that in Chinese, the written character that speaks of danger and risk also contains the character of opportunity. We were all reminded by his observation that when life dishes out lemons you are there to make the best lemonade in town. Here is...
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Are You Generating Value?
In good times and in tough times, the surest and safest tactic is to become the best value generator you can be. Here are ten things you can do to generate and bring great value to your stakeholders. Be clear about the most important – the vital things. Identify the key people you serve. Learn their concerns, needs and issues. Don’t let not knowing inhibit...
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Responding To Crises – The Three Phases
A response to a crisis follows three phases: Phase 1: Looking backward – this begins with denial and continues into argument, anger and bargaining. Phase 2: Looking lost – when anger and bargaining with what was and is no more has been used up, it gives way to confusion. The reference that was used as an anchor is no longer there, and there isn’t a...
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The Test For Leaders In Tough Times
What is the leadership test in tough times? To stay clear, cool and centered, and to focus on what matters most. To recognize and assimilate the situation you are in, without being overwhelmed. To free your people to engage in the most essential tasks and to help them create your organization’s future. To uphold your core values and principles, while being ready to adapt in...
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Never Run Empty
Never run to the bottom of the tank. It is the most dangerous thing that you can do. When you use yourself to the very last drop of energy and willingness, you start using up a precious energy that was not meant to be used. The last drop of energy is a crucial safety reservoir to be retained for self maintenance, to fuel your recovery...
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