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 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...
by Constance | Sep 30, 2021 | Leadership
We Love Bright Shiny Objects But What We Need Is Persistence Even the most successful, intelligent, and experienced people can lose focus on their strategic direction, especially when success doesn’t come as quickly as they’d like. Sometimes, people succumb to the...
by Constance | Sep 16, 2021 | Leadership
Why People Lie And What Leaders Can Do About It This post originally appeared in Forbes. In the post-pandemic, leaders have a lot to think about, including a worry that may be unfamiliar. Highly talented people are even harder to attract and retain than before because...
