Archive | Uncategorized

CULTURE: FUEL FOR GROWTH OR POISON IN THE WELL? CASE HISTORIES

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Comments Off on CULTURE: FUEL FOR GROWTH OR POISON IN THE WELL? CASE HISTORIES

YOU ALREADY ARE AN EXPERT IN CULTURE, RIGHT? It is no surprise to most leaders that culture matters. Yet in the pursuit of account wins and profits it seems to get lost repeatedly. Since no business can thrive that stays exactly the same, there is always change going on. And how the leader creates and […]

Homework for the Candidate President

Thursday, March 21, 2013

1 Comment

Hiring someone to lead an organization, even with a terrific recruitiment/assessment process is a crapshoot (technical term). “You do everything right and your odds of a fit for the long term are 50/50,” said one of my CEO Group members to another. The process may include behavioral interviewing, serious (third party) reference checking and assessments, […]

Instant Replay for CEOs (Part 2)

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Comments Off on Instant Replay for CEOs (Part 2)

It is my mission to share insights from coaching while maintaining confidentiality. Here is one recent moment that should have value to bosses everywhere. I will follow in a separate post with a second one. My clients come in two “flavors:” those who instinctively consider the “audience” before or as they speak and those who […]

Instant Reply for CEO Clients

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Comments Off on Instant Reply for CEO Clients

It is my mission to share insights from coaching while maintaining confidentiality. Here is one recent moment that should have value to bosses everywhere. I will follow in a separate post with a second one. My clients come in two “flavors:” those who instinctively consider the “audience” before or as they speak and those who […]

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

How Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Leaders

by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

"Lessons for life about the core leadership traits of character, risk taking decisiveness and the ability to engage and inspire followers."
--Jim Clifton, CEO, The Gallup Organization

Read More >>

Buy Now
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Booksense

Latest from twitter...
[aktt_tweets account="@stephenhbaum" count="1" offset="0"]

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives