The Decision Doctor®
Helping Outstanding Leaders Make Pivotal Decisions That Create Unprecedented Results
The Decision Doctor®
Helping Outstanding Leaders Make Pivotal Decisions That Create Unprecedented Results
How Saving Face Can Render You Shirtless
If something or someone seems too good to be true, it probably is. Bob, an Executive Vice President, was a master of spin. So good at it, his boss didn’t realize the myriad problems he was hiding and the toxic culture he fomented, until just before he was removed. How...
If What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, What Will Get You There?
Marshall Goldsmith coined the phrase “What got you here, won’t get you there” as a way to succinctly say to leaders that they can’t stop learning and evolving. That is unless they want to join those who have watched as their companies slide into oblivion. Goldsmith...
How To Reveal A Courageous CEO Of The Future
It is difficult to overstate the importance of selecting the right CEO.Though board members are often very experienced, even they find it difficult to get CEO decisions and transitions right, reliably.Three things explain a great deal of the variance in these...
New Executives – Success Isn’t Formed In The First 90 Days
A popular phrase and mental framework regarding new leaders is “the first 90 days.” The amount of attention given to this initial time period might suggest that success rates would be high. They aren’t. In the first 18 months, senior leaders stumble or fail at an...
Don’t Blame Brené Brown For The Vulnerability Craze
The word vulnerability is used and bandied about in a manner that assumes it is a universal good. It isn’t. When a leader is vulnerable in a way that is honest and appropriate, it is powerful and often constructive but, when vulnerability is not mediated by boundaries...
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The Merger Mindset illuminates how psychology gets down to business, why it matters, and why it should matter to you.
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