3: Most Leaders Suck at Building Relationships with Peers Here’s the third post in my 10 Years – 10 Truths series. I’m going to reflect on my decade of helping leaders and organizations scale strong leadership accountability. If you need to get better at building relationships and a great sense of community at work, then […]
2: Leadership accountability is the fastest way to become a stronger leader. Here’s the second post in my 10 Years – 10 Truths series. I’m going to reflect on my decade of helping leaders and organizations scale strong leadership accountability. If you are interested in learning more about our new leadership accountability research, then join
1. Life is too short to waste it working for a mediocre or toxic leader. Here’s the first post in my 10 Years – 10 Truths series. I’m going to reflect on my decade of helping leaders and organizations scale strong leadership accountability. In the last few weeks, I’ve led sessions with the senior leaders
Note: A version of this was previously published on Forbes. I worked with a group of senior executives recently. During the session, they discussed the pressures and demands they face in their roles. One leader exclaimed, “I don’t have a free minute in my day.” I challenged him by saying, “If you don’t have a free
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In my book Accountable Leaders, I share the core idea that accountability ultimately differentiates great leaders from mediocre ones. Accountable leaders act like a water ripple in a pond. Their actions inspire others to step up. You see, accountability breeds accountability. But guess what, it works the other way as well: mediocrity can breed mediocrity.
Note: A version of this article was originally published on Forbes Business Council. I call it the “moment of leadership truth.” I’ll be talking with a CEO, taking stock of the leadership culture in their organization. We’ll be comparing notes on the leaders they oversee and discussing how to navigate the challenges ahead. And then it
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Note: A version of this article was originally published on Industry Week. Are your top people taking personal ownership, or waiting for permission to act? It’s all too common that the CEOs I work with experience a moment of dread—one where they realize that the leaders across their organizations aren’t ready to lead the company
“Some of the best executives are successful because they never take on work that doesn’t play to their strengths or their passions.” THE BIG IDEA: Leaders must have self-awareness so they can have clarity around purpose and passion In a career that has spanned three decades, Jim Reid has been a trusted advisor and
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Note: A version of this article was originally published on Forbes Business Council. If I’ve learned anything over the last two years, it’s that the best leaders can adapt their leadership to respond to critical inflection points, events that change and disrupt the normal course of business. And further, that leaders who are unwilling to adapt
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THE BIG IDEA: Faced with an M&A, leaders must let go of past accomplishments and embrace new challenges Following nearly three decades of work in corporate America, Jennifer Fondrevay is the self-described “M&A Whisperer,” one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of mergers and acquisitions on human capital. Currently, Fondrevay wears several
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