If you want to understand why some companies have a toxic culture, underperform relative to their potential, and eventually collapse — look no further than the quality of their leadership teams. Whereas competent leaders cause high levels of trust, … [Continue reading]
Leading Through Uncertainty Is All About Mindset
Uncertainty is unavoidable. As an executive, you need to be prepared to lead your organization through murky waters, but doing so requires getting in the right mindset. Here are my six tips to help you shift your perspective: … [Continue reading]
Rebuilding Corporate Culture
Most likely your Corporate Culture has suffered during the last few years. While a lot of companies have tried to keep connected by finding fun ways to gather virtually, nothing really can replace the face-to-face water cooler conversations of years … [Continue reading]
How to Build Long-Term Business Relationships
We all know networking is important to business and developing more meaningful, long-term relationships bring benefits beyond networking. The Mindset of a Long-Term Relationship When you meet people, you will know long-term, you take more time … [Continue reading]
The Surprising Power of Questions
A large share of an executive’s workday is spent asking other people for information. It happens in small moments, like requesting a status update from a team lead. It shows up in high-stakes exchanges, like probing a counterpart during a tense … [Continue reading]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Get
“Be a good listener,” Dale Carnegie advised in his 1936 classic How to Win Friends and Influence People. “Ask questions the other person will enjoy answering.” More than 80 years later, most people still fail to heed Carnegie’s sage advice. When one … [Continue reading]
Lead with Questions, Not Answers
Chances are, most leaders are too focused on having all the answers — and not focused enough on asking the right questions. It's time to recalibrate. Despite what you might think, expressing vulnerability and asking for help, clarification, or … [Continue reading]
5 Leadership Tips for New Executives
If moving into an executive/managerial role feels different than your other promotions, well that’s because it is. There’s a huge difference between overseeing people versus overseeing tasks and projects. These leadership tips will help you get … [Continue reading]
ISCP Nominated For AltFi’s People’s Choice Award
I know many of you are aware of the growth and accompanying changes that our company has been actively pursuing for the past year. We have been pushing forward in all departments to make the company the best choice for self-directed IRA holders. … [Continue reading]
How the BICE Rule Impacts Financial Services
Recently, the Department of Labor released the first in a series of FAQs addressing the implementation of the Best Interest Contract Exemption rule (or BICE), regulation impacting financial advisory service providers and the type of services they are … [Continue reading]