Leadership
The Purpose of Your Board
I have often said that organizations work the way they are designed to work… whether or not you meant to design [...]
Maximizing Your Job
“Have you lived here long?”, I asked the cab driver as we drove through the dark. It was 5AM and I was he [...]
Stick to Your Goals with Four Questions
I currently set my goals around New Year’s, but I have barely given any thought to them as we have gotten further int [...]
Advice to My Younger Self
In my 20s, I started my career as a supervisor. I’ve often thought about the lessons I’ve learned and mis [...]
Ownership Is Not An Inherent Skill
It is not uncommon that employees and executives may have different points of view. Some executives consistently wond [...]
How to Be Resilient
I recently led a strategy session with an organization that we have been working with for over a year. In that year, [...]
Misuse of an Executive Title
When you have an executive title, you might wield a power that is unexpected. You can greatly influence your company [...]
The Best Kind of CEO
There are several different books that point out the roles of the Visionary versus the role of the Integrator. Which [...]
The People Machine
What if every single product you produced was made from a single machine. Would you take care of that machine, making [...]
Tale of Two Supervisors
It was the best of jobs… it was the worst of jobs… I want to share with you a true story about two supervisors and th [...]