Dave Anderson

This year has already been a whirlwind. Have traveled every week except one for speaking engagements. Happily settled now in our new home in Texas! My favorite rooms are the library and wine cellar. In a strange way, the two go together quite well. A great book and fine wine are complimentary.

In our Agoura Hills offices for the Strategy Summit seminar beginning tomorrow! But first, recording an episode for our Game Changer Life podcast: How to Effectively Evaluate Coachability and Performance Potential (4 Steps). Drops Tuesday.

With Empire Automotive Group dealer, Michael Brown in Long Island after training 100 of his leaders on effective strategic planning this week. Thoroughly enjoyed my 7th visit with this team! As an aside, the meatball appetizer & Chianti Classico at the Palm Restaurant in JFK was an elite send off for the flight back to Dallas. Next stop is LA for our Strategy Summit at the Elite Center next week.

Mastery isn't microwaved. You need the reps. Brutally Honest Advice for Managers Who Want to Get Better youtu.be/N9V9Ehm43xU?si=R2_o… via @YouTube

Not everything obviously, but these topics cover a lot of good ground. 30 Years of High-Performance Leadership Advice in 20 Minutes youtu.be/mJky2jb7nqs?si=pDFg… via @YouTube

Headed out to Long Island tomorrow to teach 100 leaders of the Empire Automotive Group, “The 9 C’s for Strategic Planning”. This is an ideal time of the year to upgrade your strategy to maximize year-end, and set up 2027 for greater success. The 9 C’s we’ll discuss and factor into strategic planning are: • clarity • core competencies • competence acceleration • consistency • communication • context • change • customers • critical analysis #RedBeltMindset #EDMED

The answer to building a better team begins in the mirror. We can't export to others what we don't have, or take them on growth journeys we're not on. If You Don't Understand Leadership, You'll Never Have a High-Performing ... youtu.be/HNilvGQhyao?si=m2E8… via @YouTube

There is an elegance to strategic simplicity. What’s simple is easier to understand, less likely to cause procrastination or to be intimidating. If you have to take a second breath while explaining a concept, simplify it. If you can’t articulate it, they can’t execute it.

The Golden Rule says we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Well… At Halloween, I would have preferred others give cookies and Rice Krispie treats unto me vs. candy. Expecting 350 visitors tonight VIP bags for the kids & grandkids of the contractors, electricians, landscapers, etc. that helped us get settled in our new place. Redbelt mindset: Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready.

Stop the glorification of busyness. If You're Always Busy with Nothing to Show for It, Watch This youtu.be/xUXoKaB3zVs?si=ivRm… via @YouTube

There's a significant connection between confidence & consistency. People naturally avoid what they're uncomfortable doing. To improve their consistency, train & prepare them in an effective manner that elevates their confidence. If You Don't Understand Confidence, You Don't Understand Consistency youtu.be/SerryweyRTk?si=Op2y… via @YouTube

If you have an employee who isn't improving, this quick video may help. How to Deal With an Employee Who Isn’t Improving (Proven Method) youtu.be/vExPC7WNXjU?si=iXt4… via @YouTube

If you've done your job, then it's highly likely by the time you ask, "how much longer do I give this underperformer to get the job done?" you've already waited too long. You're never likely to finally dismiss a non-performer then say, "I wish I'd have kept him another sixty days".

After 3 days teaching strategic planning in NY last week, now headed to BWI for 2 days of strategy sessions with 100 leaders and a heavy focus on consistent execution. And….American Airlines has been super consistent in ‘26. This is the 26th delayed flight out of 35 thus far. lol. Not all consistency is desirable, admirable, or valuable.

Mental let ups and cut corners rarely happen in isolation, but in multiplication. When you notice someone off track in one area, keep digging and you'll usually find more you can correct and redirect.

When others commit to improve listen to commitments, watch behaviors, believe patterns, coach for repeatable weeks, months & quarters. NEVER blindly believe a commitment. Know that behaviors are fleeting, patterns are believable. Repeatable weeks, months & quarters are key.

Build a meritocratic culture. When you give too much, too soon, for too little, you get too little, too often, for too long.