BIG IDEA: Building leadership accountability is a long game. “Fast is not good enough when it comes to developing leaders,” Barbara Bahry, Odlum Brown’s VP of Organizational Development, told me recently on our Lead the Future podcast. “You’ve got to be committed, consistent, and playing the long game so that it’s not seen as a …
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BIG IDEA: Build community by asking yourself who needs you right now. In the leadership arena, the dominant model is still surprisingly focused on individual achievement. Yet, the things that really matter in an organization happen when leaders come together in community, and in doing so, are able to accomplish something they could never have …
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Note: A version of this was previously published on Forbes. Collaboration and teamwork are essential to the success of today’s companies. While these have always been important, modern businesses have more integrated strategies that demand leaders to work across departments, functions, and business units to achieve successful outcomes. However, many leaders struggle to work collaboratively, …
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THE BIG IDEA: As a leader, you have five core leadership obligations – to yourself, your customers, your organization, your employees, and your community. Failure to grasp the importance of these obligations has far-reaching consequences and can negatively impact daily operations of your business. CASE IN POINT: In a groundbreaking legal ruling, the Delaware Court …
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THE BIG IDEA: Caring for your team and your community is crucial to business success. Tom Peters has spent 40 years talking about the connection between organizational culture and business success. His first book, In Search of Excellence, was a massive bestseller that stressed the importance of shared beliefs and values. But when he …
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Note: A version of this was previously published on Forbes. “Let’s talk.” Two simple words can—in the right circumstances—lead to some critical conversations, particularly regarding business leadership accountability. Throughout my career, I’ve met with senior leaders who acknowledge shortcomings in their leadership culture but never seem to get around to doing anything about it. That …
Note: A version of this was previously published on Forbes. Many CHROs and heads of leadership development invest huge sums of money to build better leaders. However, research continually shows a high degree of disappointment with the outcomes. Let’s face it, even with billions of dollars being spent on leadership development, there are still far …
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BIG IDEA: LEADERSHIP CULTURE IS REALLY WHAT EATS STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM, once said that a company’s culture is its number one asset. She expressed this idea back in 2011, even before she became CEO of Big Blue, when she was speaking at the Yale CEO Summit. She told the …
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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 …