by Constance | Dec 26, 2019 | Succession Planning
How Succession Anxiety Fuels Crisis The transition from one chief executive officer to another is a high-stakes situation. In the most difficult situations, the outgoing CEO leaves a trail of damaged relationships, financial statements that are suspect, and a sense of...
by Constance | Sep 13, 2018 | Leadership
The chief medical officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Baselga, is well and truly in the hot seat. In the past few days, it was reported that Baselga received payments from healthcare and pharmaceutical companies for work as an advisor or board...
by Constance | Aug 16, 2018 | Way to Grow
Last week, PepsiCo announced that the CEO, Indra Nooyi, would be retiring in a few months. Though I have not met her, I admired her from a distance and wanted to share why. The following has been adapted from an article previously published on Forbes.com: Dear Indra...
by Constance | Aug 2, 2018 | It's Not What You Think
Your Decisions Are Emotional 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 leader has said to me a version of, “You should have...
by Constance | Sep 25, 2017 | Don't Get Me Started, Leadership
Equifax is still reeling from the breach of systems, exposing private information of a staggering 143 million people. On Monday, September 25, 2017, yet another breach at Deloitte, that occurred months ago, was revealed. The firm says few clients were impacted and all...
