I have always been a student of leadership and what drives performance. Over my 40+ years of advising hundreds of organizations from start-ups to global enterprises, from professional service firms to manufacturing companies, I was always fascinated to observe great leaders who led their companies to consistent growth and those that seemed to struggle every year. My first mentor constantly reminded me that “great leaders lead, all others manage”. Every business leader today is faced with so many challenges and opportunities that it becomes easy to get stuck in the weeds and lose sight of what matters. Every great business leader understands that part of their growth as a leader is driven by learning from others and getting out of the weeds. Anyone who has led an organization knows that it is lonely at the top when the leader has no one that is independent and unbiased to rely on for feedback and challenge.There is an absolute and direct relationship between how effective an organization's leadership team is and the financial results an organization achieves. In too many organizations, the future vision is simply based on history and not a transformative vision of what is possible. Far too many organizations operate without a longer term strategy to create a common focus on what matters throughout the organization. Far too many organizations fail to achieve the level of growth and profit that is possible. To me, there is a simple formula that drives a company's performance - Vision > Strategy > Belief > Action > ResultsMy goal and vision is to enable all leaders to achieve what really matters for their companies, families, and their broader communities - when leaders succeed, their companies succeed, their clients succeed and their employees succeed. azecca1@edgegpp.com