BOTBP: Hugh Blane, CIO, The Effectiveness Institute “What Are The Three Most Important Questions In Life and Business?

Today on “Business Off The Beaten Path,” I spoke with Hugh Blane, the CIO or Chief Inspiration Officer of The Effectiveness Institute. To listen to the full interview, please click here.

Hugh Blane is an expert in the areas of communication, influence and team performance. Hugh discussed how to create breakthroughs in the way individuals, teams and organizations perform and how to build and sustain high performance cultures within your organization. Hugh also shared proven models and techniques for creating high performance teams.

Some of the topics we covered are:

• DO YOU KNOW YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BRAND?

Along with really great tips and techniques,  Hugh spoke about the need for each of us to develop an sense of vision and also to have a clear sense of personal and professional brand. As Hugh put it, “Branding is not just for cattle anymore!”

He stressed the need for  an awareness of both our personal and professional default brand, or what we are known for and our desired brand, what we hope we are known for. He also explained how important it is to identify if there are any gaps between our default and desired brands and if so, to develop a strategy as a leader to design the most effective brand for our personal and professional lives.

• HOW DO WE OVERCOME THE DREADED THREE I’s?
• IGNORANCE,
• INDIFFERENCE and
• INERTIA

• CHANGE HAS TO START WITH A CRYSTAL CLEAR FOCUS

As Hugh’s wise mother pointed out to him early in his life, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road with get you there!”

• WHAT ARE THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO CREATE EFFECTIVENESS IN THE WORKPLACE?
• ASSESSMENTS
• CONSULTING
• TRAINING
• COACHING

• HOW IS FEAR RELATED TO COURAGE?
• HOW DO YOU “LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND, NOT TO RESPOND?”
• WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WE ALL NEED TO ASK OURSELVES IN LIFE AND BUSINESS?

I am not going to give those three questions away here in this blog. They are so worth listening to, I strongly suggest you hear Hugh tell you himself what he learned from his greatest mentor, Michael Gladdich. For the full interview, click here

RESOURCES:
“The Heart Aroused,” by David Whyte
“The Science Of Getting Rich,” by Napolean Hill
“How To Win Friends and Influence People,”
Steven Covey quote: Listen To Understand, not to respond.”

You can reach Hugh at hugh@effectivenessinstitute.com