Organizations and their executive leaders today face incredible challenges, and while boards typically focus on the necessary changes they hope to see from management, they must not forget that adaptability is often the best way to influence constructive leadership throughout the organization.
Getting the right people on the bus is a well-known concept developed by Good to Great author Jim Collins. Leaders who build great organizations make sure they have the right people on the bus in the key seats before…
Questionable character costs money. When new hires don’t possess character, businesses and nonprofits lose billions of dollars every year. Yet many leaders continue to rely on impressions and assumptions based on an applicant’s behavior during…
Your responsibility starts with developing a best-candidate profile, focusing on important attributes of the character, competence, and connections you’re looking for in candidates.
Our society has experienced a reawakening during the last two years. Social and political unrest combined with a global pandemic have caused us to reexamine many aspects of our personal and professional lives. The shifting…
Work for most organizational leaders is like living in a whirlwind. The multitude of demands for our attention can be paralyzing. We live in a world where a priority is placed on brevity, speed, and…
Many of the organizations I’ve worked with over the years can tell me what their mission is, but they’d be hard-pressed to articulate their strategy in a simple statement. They’re not alone. Nearly 85 percent…
When faced with skyrocketing attrition, nearly half of employees actively job searching, and boomers taking early retirement, it’s hard to be a leader today. Atomic Habits author James Clear says, “Most situations in life have a…
It’s poorly skilled managers who present the greatest risk because they exacerbate most other risks. When managers are not engaging in regular, meaningful conversations with employees, their mental health and clarity of the organization’s purpose…
The last few years have been fraught with loss for many of us. COVID alone has added to the stress, yet it is only part of the experience of loss during our lives. From the…