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...
by Constance | Oct 9, 2020 | Leadership
Strategic Risk: How Great Leaders Avoid The Trap My recent conversation with James Lam on How Great Leaders Avoid the Trap of Strategic Risk, revealed a fascinating influence on his thinking. James talked about his childhood hero, Bruce Lee, and what he learned from...
by Constance | Aug 19, 2020 | Leadership
How Leaders Can Interrupt The Confirmation Bias When a leader is vague, says one thing and does another, or shows little empathy for his or her team, people lose trust. At first, it might not be obvious that we should withdraw trust. We may be wary, but not convinced...
by Constance | Jul 23, 2020 | Business Growth, Leadership
How To Create The Conditions To Optimize Your Success When asked to name the major cause of success, most people point to education, experience, skills, and personal characteristics. This list is broad, but it almost never includes a factor that can lead to dramatic...
