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To change the performance of our businesses, we need to change our performance as leaders. What we’re talking about is leading a long term, organic process for radical business improvement, including: – A dramatic shift in the way leaders view … Continue reading →

Once your strategy is set, these four questions guide executives through execution: – Where do we need to go as an organization? – What do we need to do to get there? – What do I need to do differently? … Continue reading →

Setting strategy is one component of the strategic planning process; leading strategy must follow. Combine the development of your Strategic Plan with the development of your executive team to lead the organization in executing the plan. You will increase the … Continue reading →

Executives who have one or more unique talents are proven to be more effective. In a recent Harvard study, steady leaders with no unique strengths had lower overall leadership effectiveness ratings than those who demonstrate at least one key strength. … Continue reading →

See the movie, Moneyball. Not for the baseball. Not even for Brad Pitt. But for the story of organizational transformation. One leader with a revolutionary idea for assembling a winning baseball team. Meets with all the resistance you’d expect from … Continue reading →

Last week.  7 AM.  At the gym.  Several of us stood around and chatted, waiting for the doors to open for the 7:15 AM spin class. The spin trainer had not yet arrived and so the doors must still be … Continue reading →

As you observe your own and others’ reactions to the assassination of Osama bin Laden,  reflect on this: “If it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, And it were necessary only … Continue reading →

In the new CareerBuilder survey of managers, when it comes to rating the performance of their corporate leaders, 50 percent felt their leadership teams were doing a good or great job while 23 percent described their performance as poor or … Continue reading →

According to a new CareerBuilder survey, more than one-quarter (26 percent) of managers said they weren’t ready to become a leader when they started managing others. Fifty-eight percent said they didn’t receive any management training. When asked what the biggest … Continue reading →

As we embark upon March Madness, Duke’s Coach Mike Krzyzewski has revealed his secrets of success to USAWeekend.What can we learn about our own leadership effectiveness? Coach K has three tenets: 1. Build a Cohesive Team. Focus on the team, … Continue reading →