Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Tony Hutti, CEO/Owner of Renaissance Executive Forums Indiana. We hope you enjoy Tony’s wisdom and perspective.
Over 25 years ago, I started taking at least one week a year to read and reflect. This time proved to be quite valuable – now I take at least three weeks a year to focus on reading and reflection. I cannot overstate the importance of this time in growing my various businesses and keeping work-life balance.
Are you taking time to sharpen your saw? Are you devoting time to recharge your intellectual and emotional battery?
A number of executives have asked me about the most impactful business books during this year’s Read/Reflect Week. Here are the “Triple Crown Winners,” the thought leaders who stood out this year! These are the basis for many of our efforts to guide the over 80 companies who are members of Executive Forums Indiana. Are you using these proven tools in your business and personal life? If not, I’d encourage you to consider doing so!
Start with Why – Simon Sinek
Truly understand your purpose and passion. Surround yourself with others who share the why. This includes employees, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders. To discover your why, utilize the “Life History Line” to reconstruct your life with the major highs and lows. This helps you uncover what has been the driving passion in your life. Mine is a belief that business leaders influence the family lives of their employees. Thus, our BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) is to improve 100,000 families by making our executive members more effective. What is your passion and purpose? Have you shared it and are you living it?
Ideal Team Player – Patrick Lencioni
As a follow up to his teamwork thoughts, Patrick defined the three elements of an ideal team player:
- Humble - lack excessive ego or concerns about status. Quickly points out the contributions of others and slow to seek attention.
- Hungry - always looking for more things to do, to learn, and to take on. They are self-motivated and constantly thinking about the next step.
- People Smart - has common sense about people. Tend to know what is happening in a group situation and have good judgment and intuition
Four Disciples of Execution – Sean Covey
- Focus on Wildly Important Goals (WIGs) – no more than 2 or 3
- Act on leading metrics – leading indicators that are predictive
- Keep a visual scoreboard – keep it simple with key measures and stoplight colors
- Hold regular accountability meetings – weekly review of scoreboard & WIGs
What's The Risk?
If we don't commit time for recharging, it is difficult to grow professionally & personally and to keep our life in balance. It doesn't have to be a Read/Reflect Week like I do - this time will look different for everyone. I challenge you to find a way to recharge this year. You can start today by considering the ideas from these three thought leaders and look for ways to use their insight to guide your activity for the rest of 2017 so you can succeed in 2018!
This content was written and shared by guest blogger, Tony Hutti.
Tony Hutti brings nearly 40 years of leadership and management experience to Renaissance Executive Forums. He has been the CEO / Owner of three separate companies and has been the driving force in the turnaround of various companies.
Over the past 16 years, he has organized twelve Executive Forums Groups in Northern Indiana, serving over 100 top executives and key executives. These peer advisory groups meet monthly at several sites throughout the area, working to help each other “Execute their Vision.” Tony also works with several CEOs and their management team in strategic planning, team building, and other management issues.
