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Remember this premise from Jim Collins in his book Good to Great? “When we began the research project, we expected to find that the first step in taking a company from good to great would be to set a new direction, a new vision and strategy for the company, and then...
As a facilitator of CEO business support groups, I held conversations with candidates for my groups to discern the likelihood that they would be good listeners. I distinctly remember one CEO who told me, “I take only my own counsel. No thank you.” I had had...
In a presentation to about 50 CEOs, I asked them to list the characteristics of "A" players. Then I asked them to list the characteristics of "B" players — those employees who aren't high performing, who aren't excellent and who don't stand out. They also aren’t...
Do you choose to work at a company because of exceptional leadership and trust in an individual or team? Maybe you attend a particular church because of the minister and their leadership in the area of spirituality. You might have joined a nonprofit because the...
How do you have conversations for employee accountability inside your organization? What if we could bring fun, play and ease to the conversations we have about being accountable? Being the oldest of four children, I was appointed the babysitter. It has taken me...
When it comes to employee engagement and retention, why would your A-Players leave your company voluntarily? Hmmm... Let’s say an employee — let’s call him John — takes initiative to advance the team’s efforts to reach a goal. After much convincing he had team...
A study of thirty-two sustainability leaders and change agents were the subject of a Ph.D. candidate, Barrett Chapman Brown. The study is called “Conscious leadership for sustainability: How leaders with late-stage action logics design and engage in sustainability...
As team members, we like to be inspired, yet it doesn’t take much to uninspired us. What is NOT inspiring your team? He said/she said. When WIIFM (what’s in it for me) overtakes the common mission. The blame game. Responsibility without authority Authority without...
Executive excellence is examined regularly in publications of all kinds. Some stand out because they cut to the chase on an essential ingredient that will not be ignored. I selected these book titles because they contribute directly to executive excellence. See if...