A third party professional services team will help one of my CEO clients to enlist the minds and hearts of thousands of employees at all levels to what he believes will lead to better ways to work together: heightened collaboration across silos to win in the marketplace, focus on strengths, transition away from negative behaviors. […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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So, having done a great job of turning around a failing franchise, motivating the players, focusing on teamwork and composure: why did the US. Women’s soccer team lose? Fundamentals. The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team did not reach the minimum level of skill in ball handling or in “finishing” attacks. With almost 15 shots on goal […]
Friday, April 22, 2011
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Adam Bryant article “Distilling the Wisdom of CEOs” extols the virtues of the book, The Corner Office. Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons From CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed.” It is clearly worth a read. Distilling the Wisdom of CEOs In my view, as differentiators of who gets to lead and who does not, the […]
Saturday, February 19, 2011
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In a conversation this week, I relayed to a coaching client my repeated experience of learning the most amazing things in the last 90 seconds of any meeting. He suggested I share this. I had just become a Principal of a consulting firm whose senior partners included a former partner of Booz Allen & Hamilton […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Monday, October 24, 2011
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