Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson’s New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan
Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson’s New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan

Sometimes new leaders can take their time onboarding into new positions. Sometimes new leaders start new jobs as if they’re jumping onboard moving trains and must accelerate just to land.…

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Leadership Lessons from the World’s Top Companies: 2011 Year in Review
Leadership Lessons from the World’s Top Companies: 2011 Year in Review

As you undertake a new job, keep in mind the three steps which will help you succeed: Get a head start. Manage the message. Build the team.

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Twenty Four BRAVE Frameworks for a Happy New Year
Twenty Four BRAVE Frameworks for a Happy New Year

Happy New Year!  My gift to you is 24 BRAVE frameworks that can help make your coming year happier.  Headlines here.  Click through to the original articles (on a combination…

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Leading by Example with Flames of Giving

Almost two decades ago.  Sari was looking for ways to make her children more aware of and more connected with the community around them.  She knew there were others in…

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Kim Jong Un’s Challenges in Taking Over the Family Business (North Korea)
Kim Jong Un’s Challenges in Taking Over the Family Business (North Korea)

In taking over a family business, you must map beyond what you can easily see and choose your timing very carefully.

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The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days

Cover of Franklin D. Roosevelt In his recent New York Times column, The Next First (and Only) 100 Days, Thomas Friedman makes the point that Since F.D.R., we’ve measured presidents…

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Lessons from The Animal School Fable in Leveraging Strengths
Lessons from The Animal School Fable in Leveraging Strengths

It’s a lesson we learn over and over again. Most of us are unbalanced. We are relatively stronger in one area than another. There is a great temptation to fix…

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Expanding our Global Footprint: New Partners and Alliances
Expanding our Global Footprint: New Partners and Alliances

We are thrilled to announce the additions of Roger Neill and Thomas Yang as partners, and new alliances in China and India. Roger will be based in London and concentrate on Europe. Thomas will focus…

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On-Boarding Starts Before Recruitment
On-Boarding Starts Before Recruitment

Outlook Business India just published an interview they did with me when I was there last month.  They did a nice job of working through much of the big blocks…

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