LEADERSHIP TRAITS FOR SUCCESS A START I only recently was sent an article on child-raising by of National Geographic, published in October of 2014. In the article, Margaret Del Guidice reports on an educational effort by Angela Duckworth and her team to devise strategies to help students learn how to work hard and adapt in […]
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
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SUCCESS WITH SUCCESSION One “founder” client opted for real succession planning three years ago, had a mis-step with his first hire of a CEO to replace himself, but kept at it until he found a leader he says is far better than he at the next phase of the life of the company. The successful […]
Monday, November 2, 2015
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BACKGROUND Prior posts have described how to spot gravitas in a leader, a bit of how to develop gravitas and, in one post, insights into inside-the-CEO who has gravitas while observing President Jimmy Carter at a press conference. At a regional Vistage International conference of 500 CEOs and 200 guests, Alan Mulaly spoke about his […]
Thursday, October 15, 2015
AN INCITING INCIDENT Sometimes a very brief exchange with one of my CEOs seems worth sharing. How about this one stimulated by reviewing the idiosyncrasies of high-performing direct reports, some of whose occasional behavior is seen very negatively by the rest of the team: CEO: “I believe it is really important for leadership to be […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, January 24, 2016
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