I know you’re busy, so let me get right to the point:

30-second ‘Do I Care?’ Summary:

The next Predictable Success One-Day Intensive arrives in Boston on June 7.

This will be of interest to you if:

(1) You are charged with the growth of your organization (a business, division, department or project, whether for-profit or not-for-profit) or the high performance of a group or team; and

(2) You want to radically accelerate your progress.

If neither of the above apply, feel free to hit ‘back’ at this point and save yourself some time – I promise I won’t be offended.

If either of the points above apply to you, then the one-day Predictable Success Workshop may be right for you. (If both apply, it almost certainly does.)

90-second ‘Is This For Me?’ Detail:

This information-packed, practical one-day intensive is for anyone who works with other people to achieve common goals – and wants to achieve those goals faster, consistently and predictably.

Whether you’re a CEO, project manager, small business owner, not-for-profit leader, division or department head, or an independent consultant, I’ll show you:

- The 7 universal principles necessary for the success of your enterprise, whether it’s large or small;

- The 4 steps that will turn any group or team you work with (formal or informal, ‘virtual’ or physical, interim or permanent) into dependably consistent high-performers; and

- 3 specific keys to ensure that you take what you learn during the day and apply it, immediately and consistently, until you have achieved your stated goals …plus, much, much more.

The workshop lasts one day, 8am – 4pm, and covers the content of my books “Predictable Success” and “The Synergist“, plus new, additional, detailed hands-on guidance and coaching not covered in the books, based on my 30 years of assisting leaders just like you in building their organizations and teams to Predictable Success.

10-second Call to Action:

I only teach this program 4 times a year, so seats fill up really fast. I keep the numbers deliberately small, so I can focus on participant’s specific needs. If you’d like to be part of it, you can read more here, and register here.

If you have any questions, just email me, or call me direct on 617 237 0235. The one-day Predictable Success Intensive won’t return to Boston for another year. If you believe it’s right for you, don’t pass up this rare opportunity to work with me live and in person – I’d love to see you there.

- Les McKeown

If you have any involvement in / responsibility for / interest in digital marketing, SOBCon should be near the top of your list. In addition to Chris and me, speakers this year included Tim Sanders, Steve Farber, and of course the hosts, Terry Ste Marie and Liz Strauss. Get it on your schedule. 

I'm also delighted to announce a new platform for Predictable Success – and in one of my favorite venues, too – details follow below, together with some great new resources that I know you'll enjoy.

More later!

Predictable Success arrives at Inc… I'm delighted to announce that Predictable Success is now a regular contributor at Inc.com '5 Lessons from your Worst Nightmare' arrived on the Inc.com site on Friday, and marks the arrival of a regularly weekly column. I'll be writing on just what you'd expect: leadership, personal and team development, and organizational growth. Bookmark this page at the Inc site, if you'd like to follow along.

…and at Harvard (and so can you). There's just over one month left to the next 1-day workshop On June 7 I'll be at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, MA to deliver the second of this year's four one-day Predictable Success intensives (the remaining two are in San Francisco in September and New York in December). Check it out and see if it's right for you. If so, I'd love to have you join us. Click here for details, and here to register.

Fierce Loyalty: White Paper Sarah Robinson attended last December's 1-day intensive in NYC,and we worked together on her exciting new engagement model 'Fierce Loyalty'. Sarah has produced a truly excellent white paper on how your organization can build Fierce Loyalty in your customers, clients, users, participants, members – whoever you engage with. And guess what? You can download a free copy right here (no registration required – just right-click this link and download it straight to your desktop). If you find the model helpful and want to explore more, you can grab a-hold of Sarah here.

Switch & Shift: 4 Short Videos Shawn Murphy and I have been Twitter friends for a while, and when he and his colleague Ted Coine asked to interview me about 'The Synergist', I was delighted to do it. The result surprised both of us – four short, to-the-point videos that really capture the essence of the book. (The surprise? We talked for over an hour, but hit gold for around 8 minutes.) In the short series I talk about The chemistry of high performing teams; How to work with other work styles; The Enterprise Commitment, and The choreography of a team. Enjoy.

Got a Book Group? I enjoy hearing from those of you who are running book groups at work using either 'Predictable Success' or 'The Synergist'. If you've been thinking of doing something similar, here's your chance to do so – with an added twist: Email me with the details –   who you are, how you'd like to use either 'Predictable Success' or 'The Synergist' in your book group, and what you'd like to see happen as a result. I'll pick one winning entry, and we'll send you 10 complimentary copies of the book of your choice ('Predictable Success' or 'The Synergist'). Go for it!

Note the instructions given at the start, watch what happens, then listen carefully to the question asked right at the end:

This is an example of a team working Synergistically at the most basic level.

This was an interesting week of contrasts…

Too much 'V', not enough 'P':
The once high-flying law practice of Dewey & LeBouef imploded almost overnight, showing what happens when you have uncontrolled Visionary leadership. (Their dizzying web site perhaps gave a clue to the likely future effects of the  vertigo-inducing approach they took to growth.) 

Too much 'P', not enough 'V':
On the other hand, the sad spectacle of Yahoo's agonizingly slow decline continued, with yet another example of overly-Processor-ized leadership demonstrating an almost complete lack of strategic perspective. Perhaps if Yahoo had merged with Dewey & LeBouef the two would have balanced each other out…

Dumpster-Diving in Death Rattle:
Great to see that it's possible to make money (a considerable amount of it, apparently), even in theDeath Rattle stage. This Wall Street Journal article shows that you don't need to be a multinational to emulate what happened in the past with Old Spice, Puma and Radio Shack: take a storied brand name and turn it around.

Escaping Early Struggle into Fun:
At the other end of the lifecycle, have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch a business break through Early Struggle and into Fun in real time? Well, this wonderful short video will show you just that – and it may be the best 11 minutes you will invest this weekend. (OK, maybe I'm stretching the lifecycle just a little bit here, but if you haven't yet seen the story of Caine's Arcade, you must.)

None of this has anything to do with me – I'm just a little infatuated with the Tudors at the moment (I recommend Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and Thomas Penn's 'Winter King' if you would like to make your own enquiries) – but I will be wandering the nearby shires and ridings this summer, and would love to meet up with you at any or all of these excellent venues:

June: Boston Well, Cambridge to be exact The next Predictable Success 1-day Intensive is at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge on June 7. There are a couple of seats still open – click here for details and here to register.

June: New York I'm delighted to be a panelist at the upcoming New York Times Small Business Summit which will be held at the Grand Hyatt, New York on June 25. If you're attending, please come by and say 'hello'.

July: Washington DC No, not the White House (yet), but I will be in Washington DC the week of July 23-27. I'm there for a private client event, but it is mornings only, so if you're based in DC and would like to meet up, shoot me a line and we'll see if we can make it work.

August: Atlanta Mark this in your diary: (Registration doesn't open until May 1). On August 9 I'm speaking with a select group of 220 passionate influencers, entrepreneurs and non-profit execs on the subject of Social Innovation. If that's your bag, bookmark here for details.

September: San Francisco Hey – you on the left side It's not too early to make plans for the Predictable Success 1-day Intensive in San Francisco on September  6. I used to live in Marin County, and love returning to the Bay Area. Details here, and registration is here.