How to Successfully Move Into a Strategic Leader Role
Strategic leadership is different from operational leadership. (More)
A Leader’s Network Part 2: Your Network Should Change as Your Situation Changes
Read part 1 of this series here. Your Network Should Change as You Move Up the Org Chart Our research has shown that leaders face distinct network challenges as they (More)
A Leader’s Network Part 1: Influence Without Authority
The ability to influence others in informal ways rather than solely exercising your positional/hierarchical power is very important in today’s workplace. And the simple truth is that this ability to (More)
Research Reveals the 2 Most Important Competencies for Success
Thousands of leaders from all over the world attend our leadership development programs, and as a result we have vast amounts of data about leaders from all over the world. As (More)
Don’t Gag on Engagement
I remember comedienne Rosie O’Donnell asking her audience, “Anybody in here engaged?” <clap, clap, clap> “Ever notice that ‘Engaged’ has the word ‘GAG’ in the middle of it?” <laugh, laugh, (More)
How to Successfully Move Into a Strategic Leader Role
(Adapted from CCL’s Leading Effectively E-Newsletter article, Shifting Gears: How to Successfully Move Into a Strategic Role) You want to take that next step. Move from an operational leader to (More)
10 Common Mistakes in Giving Feedback
There’s good reason that you aren’t eager about giving feedback to the people you work with. It’s hard to do. You might say something you’ll regret later. People are too (More)
Lessons From the Yellow Brick Road
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a book I used to read over again as a child. As I recollect fondly about my three imaginary companions – Cowardly Lion, Tin (More)
