Leaders need to increase priority around helping employees find a sense of meaning at work, by more clearly and deliberately communicating the purpose of what they do each day. Creating a meaning-centered organization will help drive employee engagement and create a culture of accountability. BIG IDEA: Organizations need to do better at communicating a larger […]
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Ensuring clarity around team purpose will drive higher team perfomance and employee engagement. BIG IDEA: As a leader, you should be talking to your team about the purpose and meaning of their work. Being a leader isn’t all about managing performance. We also look to our leaders for inspiration and motivation. As human beings, we
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BIG IDEA: As a leader, where does your sense of meaning and purpose come from now? “What does it mean to be a leader today?” This is the question that began the introduction of my book, The Leadership Contract. It is also the question that started many of my keynote presentations and discussions with senior
Amidst the trending topic of The Great Resignation, which we’ve reframed as The Great Reassessment, people have decided they need to feel connected to their purpose at work. This month we will explore this concept from various angles to help you see what it means for yourself and how you should lead. BIG IDEA: The
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BIG IDEA: Some leaders are showing their true colors in the debate over remote work. Organizations are trying a number of strategies to get their people back into the office. There’s the Goofus and Gallant approach: “Uberly engaged” employees want to return to the office, WeWork’s CEO claimed. “Those who are least engaged are very comfortable working
Gut Check for Leaders: Do you and your team know that cyber security is an important and essential part of their role? Cyber threats no longer belong to just the IT department. Cyber security is an important business issue for leaders across functions, departments, and levels. Do you and your team understand where your role
When things go seriously wrong at a company, it often falls to the board to step up and hold the CEO accountable. But a board that is doing its job should be more than a last line of defense.
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BIG IDEA: Diversity is mission-critical for business today. A lack of diversity is a critical business risk for companies today. For one thing, building diverse teams is the first step towards building innovative teams. If everyone on your team looks the same, they’re likely to all think the same, too. Diverse teams bring different perspectives
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A leadership change is an important first step in recovering from a reputational crisis. But real accountability requires more than just identifying a scapegoat. Let’s look at an example with McKinsey.
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One of my favorite quotes by the great Harvard Business School Professor and Innosight co-founder Clay Christensen when he said: “the new game begins before the old one ends.” We all seen companies unable to change, pivot and transform themselves in the face of a changing context. In many ways, all the unprecedented events that