Leader Development – Three Prerequisites
A lot of firms think that to win the talent acquisition and retention war, it's all about providing training. A lot of money is spent on training, and executives look...
Want Alignment? Define Courage
The refrains of pain from the modern organization are familiar to us all, and the wish of many top executives is to have a team that's aligned. An aligned team...
Is Your Firm Stuck Here?
At a recent meeting of CEO's, one theme emerged as the single biggest challenge, and how to fix it. I'll paraphrase: "In order to grow, we need to put the...
Leadership Development – A Profound Disconnect?
Jeffrey Pfeffer is a Professor at Stanford University, and the author of "Leadership BS" - his fourteenth book on leadership and organizational behavior. The book is the antithesis of what we...
Is There One Measure for Leadership Effectiveness?
What can you do now that only you can do? Short Answer - Focus the right amount of time in the right way on Strategy, Financials, Operations, the Market/Clients, and...
Effective Leaders Do This One Thing Better Than Most
Over the past year, I have looked for patterns in the leaders and teams I work with. Patterns regarding challenges, and patterns regarding effective solutions. The most frequent refrain I hear from...
Which leader are you – oh so smart or oh so pleasant?
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." –William Arthur Ward 'Tis the season for reflection, and as Aristotle said, "The ideal man...
Today’s Troops – Tomorrow’s Leaders: Your Role…
I spoke to a Special Forces soldier in Afghanistan yesterday, which is remarkable in itself. What made it notable was that the soldier said how his work would seem so...
The Crucible Team Traits: Fluid, Fit & Fast!
We just returned from an expedition with six amazing leaders, and the learnings came from "hearing the unheard." It always amazes me how the wilderness can be a catalyst for...
Culture – Two things to remember
I heard someone recently describe culture as "how decisions are made, and how performance management tools are used." It makes a lot of sense. How decisions are made has to...
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