by Constance | Apr 29, 2021 | Leadership
How Leaders Can Avoid Self-Deception In Hiring Decisions 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...
by Constance | Mar 31, 2021 | Leadership
Four Things Even Good Leaders Get Wrong In A Prolonged Crisis This article originally appeared in Forbes. During a crisis, it’s natural for leaders to turn to the standard “crisis playbook” for how to behave. Much of this advice is solid and thoughtful. But suppose...
by Constance | Mar 3, 2021 | Leadership
What Leaders Can Do To Connect And Why They Should In early 2020 after businesses sent workers home, many leaders observed a surge of determination, not uncommon in crisis. The pandemic has proven to be unlike other emergencies because it is ongoing, not an event. It...
by Constance | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog, Leadership
WHY MINDSET IS A VITAL, BUT OFTEN IGNORED, ASPECT OF GOVERNANCE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Do you believe that people can achieve whatever they set their minds to? Do you believe that if you work hard, you will be rewarded? Do you believe that where there is a will,...
by Constance | Dec 1, 2020 | Leadership
Your Decisions Are Emotional This post originally appeared on The Board Mindset. I heard it again last week, “What’s the rush?” Sometimes I hear, “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” or the one that really makes me crazy, “We are so much better than we were.” Many a...
by Constance | Nov 5, 2020 | Leadership
How Great Leaders Use Patience To Avoid Decision Traps Smart, successful business leaders quite rightly pride themselves on strategic thinking, rational decision-making, and stellar insight; and some actually possess these qualities. However, the best leaders have the...
