Leading Through Chaos Insights From The Mid-Market CEO Convention
This past week over a hundred mid-market CEOs and subject matter experts gathered at GE’s former global development center, Crotonville – now called Windrose on Hudson. They shared perspectives on what’s going on in the world and discussed various topics. Perhaps most…
Why New Target CEO Fiddelke’s Plans Won’t Do What ‘Players First’ Did For EA
As Target orchestrates its highly anticipated CEO transition from Brian Cornell to Michael Fiddelke, questions swirl about whether evolutionary tweaks can spark the next chapter for this storied retailer. The contrast with Electronic Arts’ (EA) dramatic performance…
Help Teams Improve Results By Focusing On Context And Intent
The highest performing teams are interdependent, co-committed, agile, grounded in trust, and empowered. Just as projects nest within broader programs, project teams often nest within a broader organization with project sponsors or steering committees to help guide…
Leading Through A Market Reset Culturally, Strategically, Tactically
The essence and heart of a culture is its third value.
High Performers Think They Can. Clutch-Time Winners Believe They Must.
Virgil’s “They can because they think they can” works for high performers. But clutch-time winners “Must because they believe they must.” High performers and clutch-time winners share focus, discipline, adaptability, and presence. All engage. The differentiating…
Why It’s So Important To Have A Contingency Plan For Over-succeeding
The expectation is that people will think things through
The Three Advantages Of Owning Your Own Failures
Playing golf, I hit one shot straight and the wind carried it right and out of bounds.
CEO Boot Camp Insights 2024 And The Value Of A Core Focus
All organizations design, produce, market/sell, deliver/distribute and serve. At the same time, the most effective organizations make one of design, production, delivery or service the core focus of building their competitive advantage and align everything around that.
The Three Things That Make A Networking Group Most Valuable For You
In some ways, networking is about being selfish together. You will get more than you give if you start by giving.
Stop Hiring First-timers. Let Them Learn At Someone Else’s Expense
Stop hiring first-time CEOs, first-time C-Suite executives, first-time dog-catchers.