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Helping Outstanding Leaders Make Pivotal Decisions That Create Unprecedented Results
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 of doing the less glamorous work that makes heroics...
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 center I frequent tells the regulars to...
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 can actively harm their companies. One of the places this plays out with...
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 with not-for-profit boards...
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 harm their companies. One of the places this plays out with...
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