6 Must-Have Skills for Leading from the Middle
If you’re a mid-to-senior level manager — a leader of managers — you lead in what we call “the middle zone.” To be successful, master these 6 skills. (More)
Storytelling as a Leader’s Art
So the executive looked at me askance, wondering if what I was saying was really true. “So you want me to learn to tell stories…really?!” Yes, and I wanted him (More)
Why some managers don’t learn from experience & 3 ways to fix it
Often despite attempts to provide developmental experiences for people, by all accounts the learning doesn’t happen. Perhaps you’ve heard of people like this? Jane had been given a plum assignment (More)
Fear Change? Be Adaptable.
You’ve heard it before: The only thing that remains the same in today’s organizations is change. Change is inevitable but it is also more copious, rapid and complex than ever (More)
5 Big Reasons Organizational Change Isn’t Simple
Today’s companies have no choice but to change. The world is moving and shifting fast, and executives know it. The history of change management teaches us that a simple recipe (More)
Travel Well, Travel Light
Over the years, I’ve honed an approach to travel that works well for me. That is no small feat because I have two seemingly conflicting interests. One is to travel (More)
Bringing Focus to Innovation Leadership: Part 4, Five Steps to Jump-start the Real Drivers of Innovation
Pulled from the white paper, “Becoming a Leader Who Fosters Innovation,” by David Magellan Horth and Jonathan Vehar We’ve seen that innovation is a compelling object for organizations as they (More)
Gentle Ben: Captain Crenshaw and the 1999 Ryder Cup
Have you ever had a good feeling about something? Like many people this past weekend, I sat and watched the Ryder Cup. I’ve played golf since I was 12, so (More)
Good Time for Gossip?
I want to talk about our new president, but that got me to asking “when do you stop being new?” He’s been on the job for a few months more (More)
