Karl Bimshas Consulting

Helps you find the a-ha within
Karl Bimshas' Leadership Point of View
By sharing my leadership point of view, you will begin to have a better understanding of who I am as a leader and artist and what I stand for.  You'll get insight on where I'm coming from and how I think.   

There are four philosophies you should know about me right up front.
  1. I love the study of leadership. 
  2. I have high expectations and high hopes for people.
  3. I'm more interested in strengths than I am in weaknesses.
  4. Poor leadership decisions don't just tick me off; they motivate me to find better ones and to foster the better leader within others.
I believe I've been gifted with a thirst for making a difference.  With insightfulness and creativity, I lead and inspire others to maximize their strengths and continuously improve themselves and their organization or society, by bringing the powers of vision, passion and action to each endeavor.  This helps positively energize our nation and contribute to greater peace, prosperity, fun, understanding, responsibility and liberty in the world.  I believe I can achieve this by regularly focusing on the four points of my mission.
  1. Make a Positive Difference in the lives of others.
  2. Lead and Inspire through my words and deeds.
  3. Maximize the Strengths of others by using my own.
  4. Continually Improve and Contribute to a "more perfect union".

 

Why?
Because I enjoy inspiring people who in turn inspire themselves; to help others find their strengths and see what they have to offer our joint endeavors.   I help others find their vision or purpose and help them clear the obstacles off the path to their achievements.   I do this partly for selfish reasons. I like how it recharges me with more energy, forcing me to take my focus off myself, and put it on others. It gives me the opportunity to combat the damaging effects of poor leaders, influencers, and others who abuse their power either through intent or through ignorance.  

What does helping bring out the best in people and having a clear goal look like?  Think of President John Kennedy and his crazy idea of landing on the moon. He said;  
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills. Because that challenge is one that we're willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win." 
Humankind had been staring up toward the sky for thousands of years wondering about the moon. One day not too long ago, one of us said, let's do it, let's go there within ten years -- and we did it!  A fascinating feat that illustrates just about anything is possible with vision, passion, action and a deadline.  

I like measuring things, less to see shortfalls but instead to see what we're capable of doing and to build our credibility. I love to see the charts and graphs of goals and measurements of success to see the results of common things in uncommon ways.  

I am in a constant state of learning and application when it comes to leadership. Sometimes this can come across as tinkering, although I prefer the word refinement.  Either way, it always comes with the best of intentions.  I focus on strengths instead of weaknesses.  Sometimes weaknesses need to be addressed, but day in and day out I will discover what can be done, versus what can't. I lead toward the future not from the past.  I measure and monitor with success metrics, managing by fact, not whimsy.  

What to Expect from Me
  • Two questions asked equally often, "Why?" and "Why not?"
  • A quest for continuous improvement, to make good things great things.
  • Measures for success, setting people up to win.
  • The testing of assumptions, tasks, and decisions against the Vision or Objective.
  • A greater interest in strengths than irrelevant weaknesses.
  • An abundance mentality to explore possibilities.
  • An irritation with poor leadership decisions, be they my own or others.
 What is Expected of You
  • Be open to new or alternative approaches.
  • Ask me, "So what?" and "Who cares?" to keep me focused.
  • Give seemingly "crazy ideas" a chance to breathe.
  • Support vetted processes that we prove work.
  • Give and receive education easily.
  • Call BS, BS.
  • Have a sense of humor about yourself, the world and me.
I believe everyone has the capacity to become a leader, and it's incumbent upon each of us to identify that special talent we possess and to pursue it relentlessly.   While you make your mark and decide what you want to be positively remembered for during your time here, know and feel that you make a difference. That's why I'm committed to helping talented leaders and artists find the a-ha within. 

-Karl Bimshas