Why Every CEO Needs a Trusted Advisor Who Has Been in the Trenches In the military, the battle buddy concept is non-negotiable. You never go anywhere alone. Your battle buddy is your trusted partner, the person who shares your risks, watches your blind spots, holds you accountable when it matters most, and tells you the … Read more
When people show up but never buy in, and the clock is already running. In We’re All In, I described several case studies where cultures had decayed to the point of causing serious harm — not just to their bottom lines, but to real people. One of them was Barclays Bank. Barclays was among the leading … Read more
The old directive leadership style no longer works. Discover why a culture of commitment and adaptive communication are essential for executive success. Recently I sat down with George Torok, host of Your Intended Message, a business communication podcast, to discuss how Adaptive Leadership and effective communication are inseparable. For decades, many business leaders operated under a … Read more
The world didn’t send us a memo. But it did send a message. When I was writing The Power of Being All In, I had the opportunity to interview a number of senior leaders across industries about the leadership challenges they were navigating in a changed world. One of those conversations has stayed with me. … Read more
There was a time when scale was an advantage. Or capital. Or access to information. Or geographic dominance. Those days are over. In the Information Age, accelerated by political upheaval, pandemic disruption, social unrest, and technological explosion, those advantages evaporate quickly. What worked yesterday gets copied today and is obsolete tomorrow. I’ve watched this play … Read more
And How Leaders Must Repair It When the pandemic struck in early 2020, businesses did what they had to do. We shut down offices. We sent people home. We improvised. It was the right call. But it came at a cost most of us didn’t fully see until later. In the rush to preserve safety … Read more
