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 Good leadership isn’t always about making the right decisions; sometimes, it’s admitting when you made the wrong ones. Shopify has long been one of the tech sector’s great success stories. Shopify helps businesses of all sizes establish an e-commerce presence, providing marketing, supply chain, shipping, and online POS systems. Founded in 2006,
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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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Note: A version of this article was originally published in IndustryWeek. Many companies are facing critical inflection points. The last two years have been challenging. However, as they look to the future, they may now see the opportunity to drive accelerated growth, expand global operations, integrate cultures after a merger or acquisition, turn lagging performance around
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Note: A version of this article was originally published on Forbes Business Council. How can it be that when technology has allowed us to be more connected than ever before, so many of us feel more disconnected and isolated? Most of us are aware that the absence of social interaction that accompanied the pandemic eroded our
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This article highlights a few of the topics from episode 12 of our Lead the Future podcast. You can watch or listen to the full episode here. THE BIG IDEA: Leaders need help with honesty, truth-telling and justice. As a co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, a leading organizational and leadership development consulting firm, Ron
Note: This article was originally featured in Industry Week. Several years ago, I met with the head of human resources for a large company. As we started our discussion, I could tell she was frustrated. She began by saying, “I thought we did all the right things when it came to developing our leaders.” I
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BIG IDEA: Healthy organizations and truly effective leaders make it safe to speak truth to power. In mid-March, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raging, Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor for Russia’s state-controlled Channel One TV station, did something that no one in her position had dared to do: she ran onto the set of a live
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BIG IDEA: No one wins when leaders act as bottlenecks. Not too long ago, I worked with a supplier that my team has used for years. Dave runs the company and it’s a successful business. I had a job for Dave and his team. Nothing too complex, but it had a tight timeline so that I could meet a client expectation. Unfortunately, Dave was away on vacation.
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BIG IDEA: Whether you like it or not, it’s no longer possible to let departments function as islands within the larger organization. As a leader, it’s never been easier to convince yourself — and those around you — that you can do your job perfectly well while existing in your own comfortable silo. In many
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