Harry is a first-time CEO. He is almost always the smartest guy in the room, the guy with the incredible memory for details. Really. And he was working 24/7 – fact working when he wasn’t working. On social occasions. With family. While sleeping. His routine flurry of Sunday afternoon emails with ideas and questions was […]
Monday, July 9, 2012
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ARE YOU AN ENTREPRENEUR UNDER STRESS? DO YOU WORK FOR ONE? LESSONS FROM SCUBA DIVING Let’s first stipulate that emotions sometimes are crucial to actions under duress – for example if someone is shooting at you. Then fight or flight responses are appropriately triggered by emotions. The rest of the time there are lessons of […]
Friday, March 2, 2012
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Executive Director of Not for Profit vs. CEO – Shared Issues OK, so not for profits do not have shareholder value or stock price as a unifying measure of success. Ok, so nobody takes a job at an NFP for the pay. But many of the challenges require similar approaches and tools. One of my […]
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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One bad apple: heartburn for the boss and followers Why are leaders at all levels so slow to move on “bad apples?” Even after witnessing the positively liberating power of one person’s departure and absence, they are prone to wait again on a second case. This is a timeless question asked by boards, bosses and […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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