Leadership
Every Leader’s Achilles Heel
The Achilles Heel: that fatal weakness which can bring you down despite your overall strength. For otherwise outstanding leaders, it is a lack of clarity. You may be a brilliant... read more
How to Effectively Master Speeches
Have you experienced it as well? You know that you have to present in front of a major audience, maybe your company’s leaders will also be present in the room,... read more
The Real Way to Create a Committed Team
Myers-Briggs®, ropes courses, building with Legos®, maybe even volunteering together—team building exercises, methodologies and philosophies seem infinite. And admittedly, some of these sound interesting or even fun, right? Yet for... read more
Learning to Lead: A Look at the Value of Leadership Studies
John F. Kennedy once said “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Leadership is an attribute that is hard to define, but easy to spot when present. The iconic... read more
Devise with Revisionary Eyes
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” (Lao Tzu ) Politicians use the term revisionist to label both challenger and foe as a... read more
A CIO Who Gets Social Business
One of my favorite CIOs is Tom Murphy, who long headed IT at AmerisourceBergen and who is now in transition to a new role (any company will be lucky to... read more
Best Practices for Team Leadership Success
Effective leaders perform in certain ways to help their teams. All successful teams have good leaders. While there are many nuances to leadership, what are some best practices you can... read more
5 Steps to Creating Your 5-Year Plan
How many times have you been asked “Where do you see yourself in five years”? This is a tricky question. For one, it assumes that the world remains constant and... read more
When Smart and Fast Leaders Leave Their Teams Behind
I recently ran a Moose-on-the-Table workshop for a major division of a large company going through the wrenching change of a wholesale restructuring and totally refocusing their business. Our session... read more
