The Ron Taylor Group

In the first part of “Leaders Admit Mistakes” published in the previous newsletter I explained the importance of defining mistakes as Thomas Edison did – by considering them learning opportunities. His famous answer to a question about the many mistakes...

I am not young enough to know all the answers.
I have made plenty of mistakes and almost, but not quite, relished the opportunity to admit them. It has allowed me to let others know by example that I did not expect them to be perfect, but I did expect them to admit when they made a mistake, learn...

I once attended a training session on presentation skills that was to be delivered by a person reputed to be an outstanding teacher. There were about 150 students in attendance and I sat in the back of the room with the other faculty members, looking...

There are three steps to creating a winning vision. In the previous newsletter I shared the first step. Today we will move to the second step.
As you may recall, the first step is to follow the advice of the first-century Roman historian, Tacitus: “I have often regretted my speech, but never my silence.” Ask your customers what they want from you now, and what they think they will want from...