You hired them for a reason. Their perspectives and ideas and experience have to potential to cost you or benefit you. We say it almost every week, a healthy company culture is built on trust. Do your employees trust you and your leadership enough to speak up? Establishing a trusting relationship with the people around […]
Leadership experts hear from leaders over and over again that one of the hardest parts of their job is dealing with the people stuff. People are more than just employees – they are balancing elderly parents and defiant teenagers and health scares and long commutes in addition to work. Navigating the nuances of motivating people […]
The world is full of unsavory characters and when they reach the highest levels of the corporate world, they often wreak havoc for their employees. Just because you can be a jerk does not mean you should. It’s that simple. Being a CEO is not easy, but it does come which an obligation to treat […]
Over the past few months you’ve gone through a lot as a leader. Being a business owner, CEO, member of senior leadership, or manager goes hand-in-hand with stress on an average day, but the past six month have really put leaders to the test. There are all the added complications around supply chain operations and […]
Counter to “the silo effect,” aligning silos improves the delivery of value to your customer. #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #strategicthinking #strategicleadership #companyculture 4 ways to connect experts inside and outside your organization. Source: What Cross-Silo Leadership Looks Like
I am interested to hear what you are experiencing within your #organization. With no definitive timeline on a #COVID19 vaccine, masks and working-from-home are here for a while to come. Masks will go away eventually however I believe companies will feel the pressure to adopt a hybrid working model that strikes a balance to give […]
“If You Can’t Trust Your Employees to Work Flexibly, Why Hire Them in the First Place?” Leading the Workforce of the Future: Inspiring a Mindset of Passion, Innovation and Growth
Business leaders are constantly being pulled in a hundred directions. Day-to-day activities, short-term crises, immediate deadlines, and a line out your door all can upend your big picture plans. It’s obvious that when you’re constantly operating in a reactive mode, it’s difficult to stay focused on your company’s future, but it can be hard to […]
High-performing companies all have one thing in common – they are good at developing strong leaders all the way down the org chart. We spoke about this on our Office Hours call last week. Stereotypically, the CEO is usually top of mind when most people think of leadership strengths. But while solid leadership strengths and […]
Your leadership team will make or break your company’s future success. As technology and communication continue to revolutionize the business world, many CEOs are not equipped to handle today’s complex, fast-paced working environments alone. As a result, it’s never been more important for companies to have an effective senior leadership team capable of working together […]