One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned as a leader is embodied in The Big Six® principle, “Trust and Empower.” It wasn’t that I didn’t want to empower others; yet, I always seemed to drift back into being more controlling. And, throughout my career, I had to continuously step back and try to see myself … Read more
Having trouble finding time? In early 2016, a new weekends-off initiative was unveiled at J.P. Morgan called “Pencils Down.” The media was quick to highlight the move by the financial giant as a radical step: “The initiative…is unusual in a high-powered corner of Wall Street where 100-hour weeks are considered by some as a badge … Read more
Change is messy, hard, and difficult. According to the Harvard Business Review, 75% of corporate change initiatives fail. Business Week cites the fact that 88% of CEOs report change is their “biggest challenge.” In reality, though, business is change. Understanding change is half the battle. How do we begin with leading corporate change? In the … Read more
Information Age Leadership Video Series https://vimeo.com/232858026 Leaders looking to grow their organizations to a world-class level often ask me, “What’s changed that makes the dynamics so challenging today?” The short answer? The Information Age is now dominant in our lives. This Two-Minute Leadership Talk is part one in a series on “Information Age Leadership.” Now that getting … Read more
This video blog is Part One in a series on “Information Age Leadership.” Leaders looking to grow their organizations to a world-class level often ask me, “What’s changed that make the dynamics so challenging today?” The short answer? The Information Age is now dominant in our lives. Now that getting and sharing information is as … Read more
After you’ve set your organization’s goals, the next step is to listen. In this Two Minute Leadership Talk video blog, I’ll discuss in detail the steps your leadership needs to learn and demonstrate in listening. In becoming better listeners, you will create a good standard for your entire organization to follow. The above video, “Listen Two … Read more
