BIG IDEA: Acknowledging the challenges of the past is part of moving towards the future. “We went through a period where we needed to consciously change our thinking, from surviving to thriving,” Ron Harper, the president and CEO of JFE Power Canada Incorporated, told me recently on our Lead the Future podcast. Harper has been […]
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 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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“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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