choosing a leader
Biden, Trump, and True threats to democracy
“It is always easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” —Alfred Adler Are we watching…
Character Over Competence: Rethinking Leadership Criteria in Modern Times
The requirements to become a leader are different than those needed to be a good leader. Here we are in…
The Subtle Poison: Insidious Corruption in Leadership
Leadership Corruption: Two true stories Nighttime in Nairobi. The policeman who had pulled me over let his rifle barrel drift…
Two Leadership Maxims that Should Change Your Leadership Forever
Two leadership maxims that will transform how you lead and manage: You will only manage others as well as you…
A Reliable Rule of Thumb for Identifying (and Building) New Managers and Leaders
Big tech layoffs make the news. But the headlines don’t reflect the norm. In fact, most companies are struggling to…
How you see yourself determines (limits or grows) what you can build and lead.
One of the defining traits of leadership is the ability to “inspire a shared vision”. That’s language I often borrow…
Stop Being a Leader that People Have to Work Around. 7 Tips to Increase Your Team’s Success
“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”…
How to Onboard A New CEO
How to onboard a new CEO. This is the seventh (and final!) article in a short series on executive succession…
How To Do An Executive Search
How to do an executive search. This is the sixth article in a short series on executive succession planning. We…
The “Make It Easy” Tool for Identifying Your New CEO
This is the fourth article in a short series on executive succession planning. We are following Western Manufacturing’s board and…