by Constance | Jan 18, 2022 | Leadership
Why Leaders Need Strategic Courage More Than Heroics Leaders often praise and reward heroic actions, the “dive in the dirt” moves that save the day. Sometimes speed and boldness win the day, but heroics can lure us into using ad-hoc interventions as a default instead...
by Constance | Jan 10, 2022 | Leadership
Some Thoughts About Resolutions Are You Making Resolutions? The tradition of making resolutions at this time of year is widespread, but how useful are they? I cringe, thinking about the resolutions I’ve made, only to ignore them. The manager at the fitness...
by Constance | Dec 8, 2021 | Leadership
How Great Leaders Steer Clear Of Unconscious Traps In Strategic Planning This post originally appeared in Forbes. Successful individuals often believe that they have exceptional skills at “reading people,” but studies show that isn’t true – and their overconfidence...
by Constance | Nov 19, 2021 | Get on Board
When Boards Meet Too Often While there is no proven formula for how often boards of directors should meet, most often I have counselled boards to meet less frequently, rarely have I recommended a board meet more often. Too frequent board meetings occur more commonly...
by Constance | Nov 4, 2021 | Leadership
Why Wise Leaders Don’t Substitute Bumper Stickers For Wisdom This post originally appeared in Forbes. Successful individuals often believe that they have exceptional skills at “reading people,” but studies show that isn’t true – and their overconfidence can actively...
