Leadership Traits
Would You Recognize a Leader if You Heard One?
The current paradigm for leadership is evolving. What about yours?
A Great Leader Is …
The pandemic has been more than a global health and economic crisis. As surveys done last year reveal, it has reshaped many workers’ views of…
How Much Filtering Does an Executive Need?
On a daily basis, any executive receives hundreds of emails, phone calls by the dozens and a good amount of text messages. Oh, and this…
Mistakes and Accountability
Nobody’s perfect. Even when you’re a leader. Even when you’re the boss. Authenticity in leadership is absolutely essential. Mistakes happen; how you handle them may define your leadership.…
Hold People Accountable. They’ll Love You For It.
The common vision for disruptive leadership often includes a leader with charisma, vision, and passion for their work. Those characteristics are sometimes present in people…
Why Transformational Leadership is Reinventing the Markets
Transformational leaders do not adapt to the market—they invent the rules. Whether you call it benchmarking or best practices, many companies watch and emulate what…
Bringing ‘Pipe Dreams’ to Reality – What Distinguishes Successful Leaders
You’ve likely heard the adage that it’s ‘all about the company that you keep’ and that the best way to become successful is by surrounding…
How To Show Employees They Can Count On You
Leadership accountability isn’t just about winning over the team. It’s about listening, innovating, and pushing beyond the status quo. Here are my five favorite reminders about…
Leading When You’re Not in Charge
One of our clients once lamented that, “Everything would be different if I were the boss, and then I’d have ‘the say.’” Nearly every chief executive…
Winning Over Complacent Workers
We worked with a European company that was having trouble with its team members at an industrial site. The company had scaled back its investment…
Communication: Are You Tuned In To The Right Channel?
Here’s a common complaint: “Senior managers never read their emails.” Senior managers sort through a great deal of input from a large number of people…
Your Leadership Speaks Volumes When You Don’t Speak Up
Something was wrong. That much became clear just minutes after we walked into the lobby of our client’s offices. The large, publicly traded computer company…