What would it take to have a “farm system” of future leaders getting better and better? BACKGROUND A fellow coach and I have each spent time with executives in charge of “talent management” in different enterprises. Comparing notes, we found that these executives are proud of the recruiting and assessment they have accomplished but […]
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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SELF-DOUBT OF leaders has been among the top issues in my career as a coach to CEOs. One of the key learnings from interviewing three dozen CEOs in 2007 was the extent to which they worked on overcoming self-doubt and how they did it. In fact, I wrote a book about it: what made jack […]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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Balaji Krishnamurthy is a former CEO of some renown, now a teacher of leadership. His recent workshop for my Vistage board of CEOs in New York City was so well-received that the Group voluntarily and spontaneously committed to executing a tool he offered: The Intentional Leadership Agenda. By sharing the tool, I pay tribute to […]
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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My CEO peer advisory group had a discussion recently about corporate culture and the importance of having the CEO have it as a priority time for thought and action. The discussion focused on both defining the scope and listing the influences that shape a culture for good or for bad. The list included: – culture […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, May 29, 2016
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