Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
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Lessons from 30 years in business.
I started my first business in 1994. I was young, inexperienced, and had no idea just how dramatic the roller coaster of business would be. What I lacked in experience, I made up for with hard work, enthusiasm, grit, and determination. My partners certainly had their hands full because I was also stubborn… perhaps a little hardheaded.
Despite my lack of experience, the business expanded rapidly. In our first eight months we generated $4.6 million in revenue (in 2026 dollars). We were hiring salespeople quickly and building systems almost as fast as we could design them.
As our team grew, we began to notice something important. Talent alone was not enough. Intelligence was not enough. Even enthusiasm was not enough.
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
BUILD A BUSINESS THAT LASTS
Since 1992, Jim Collins’ work has guided our development of the Goldzone Organization and OPTIMA Zones.
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We just released a new summary of Jim Collins and Bill Lazier’s timeless classic:
Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company.
• What makes companies endure
• Why Reed Hastings (Netflix) memorized the first 86 pages
• How we evolved Level 5 Leadership into our own Level 7 Leadership model
• Practical takeaways you can apply immediately to grow your business
This is required reading for any founder of a high-growth business.
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Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
This is part 2 of 3.
Part 1: The Functional Organization
Part 3: Leadership at Scale
Ever since Steve Jobs implemented the functional organization, Apple’s managers at every level, from the senior vice president on down, have been expected to possess three key leadership characteristics: deep expertise that allows them to meaningfully engage in all the work being done within their individual functions; immersion in the details of those functions; and a willingness to collaboratively debate other functions during collective decision-making.
When managers have these attributes, decisions are made in a coordinated fashion by the people most qualified to make them. Based on the HBR article, “How Apple Is Organized for Innovation” by Joel M. Podolny and Morten T. Hansen:
https://hbr.org/2020/11/how-apple-is-…
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
Presented by: Andrew John Harrison, December 1, 2021.
Time: About 2 Hours
Join the co-founder of Goldzone for a fun, entertaining, and informative 2-Hour Seminar. You will learn new ideas and tools you can apply right away and see results immediately.
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
Presented by: Andrew John Harrison, August 25, 2021.
Time: About 2 Hours
Join the co-founder of Goldzone for a fun, entertaining, and informative 2-Hour Seminar. You will learn new ideas and tools you can apply right away and see results immediately.
Register for a FREE Live Virtual Leadership Seminar > here.
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
Presented by: Andrew John Harrison, August 11, 2021.
Time: About 12 mins
Learn, Unlearn, Relearn
What worked for us in the past no longer works!
To be successful in the future requires letting go of old ideas, strategies, and ways of doing things in order to embrace the new. You could say the past is analog, and the future is all digital!
Five Generations Working Side by Side
For the first time in history, we have five generations of people working side by side. The old methods of top-down, do as I say, don’t answer back, don’t question authority, male-dominated, formal position power, have given way to influence, informality, networks of relationships, influence, and more feminine ways of doing things.
Today’s reality requires new skills, methods, and the ability to lead, follow, and cooperate with all five generations at the same time!
Join the co-founder of Goldzone for a fun, entertaining, and informative 2-Hour Seminar. You will learn new ideas and tools you can apply right away and see results immediately.
Register for a FREE Live Virtual Leadership Seminar > here.
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
Presented by: Andrew John Harrison, August 11, 2021.
Time: About 7 mins
For the first time in history, we have five generations of people working side by side. The old methods of top-down, do as I say, don’t answer back, don’t question authority, male-dominated, formal position power, have given way to influence, informality, networks of relationships, influence, and more feminine ways of doing things.
Today’s reality requires new skills, methods, and the ability to lead, follow, and cooperate with all five generations at the same time!
Join the co-founder of Goldzone for a fun, entertaining, and informative 2-Hour Seminar. You will learn new ideas and tools you can apply right away and see results immediately.
Register for a FREE Live Virtual Leadership Seminar > here.
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
Presented by: Andrew John Harrison, August 11, 2021.
Time: About 2 Hours
Join the co-founder of Goldzone for a fun, entertaining, and informative 2-Hour Seminar. You will learn new ideas and tools you can apply right away and see results immediately.
Register for a FREE Live Virtual Leadership Seminar > here.
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.
Presented by: Andrew John Harrison, July 16, 2021.
Time: About 12 mins.
Making small changes to how you view people and phrase a communication can have a huge impact on your results. This video is an excerpt of a client consultation where they are working on collecting a late payment from a client. Enjoy!
Join the co-founder of Goldzone for a fun, entertaining, and informative 2-Hour Seminar. You will learn new ideas and tools you can apply right away and see results immediately.
Register for a FREE Live Virtual Leadership Seminar > here.
Founder of Goldzone Group and the primary author of Renaissance for Leaders. Harrison’s work focuses on the study of leadership and the conditions that shape human performance and decision-making.