Category: Leadership Skills & Strategy
Following Gabrielle Giffords’ BRAVE Leadership
Giffords is not acting like a victim. She is demonstrating BRAVE leadership at its best: She did not choose the context (environment) for her leadership. She did not choose to…
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Why RIM’s New CEO Needs to Change the Platform for Change
Getting promoted from within is often trickier than is readily apparent. Getting promoted from within during a turn-around is far trickier still. It’s important to strike the right balance between…
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How Leaders’ Communication Styles Impact the Delivery of Results
I recently asked acoustics expert David Greenberg what the greatest concert hall is. He quickly replied, “For what?” He went on to explain that different venues are better for certain…
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Reaching Consensus: Lessons from the Iowa Caucus
Utilize the right decision making process for the situation. Different situations require different leadership approaches. Often it’s important to have a bias for action – as in a crisis. Other…
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Follow the Money to Understand What Happened at Last Week’s European Summit
Leading different groups through a crisis together requires a shared purpose. You must find the common ground across different groups to have a hope of getting people aligned around a…
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How Merkel Can Lead the Euro Zone Out of Crisis
This is the moment for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to choose to take up the mantle of European leadership …or not. It must be tempting for her to let things…
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The Five Most Important Questions for BRAVE Leaders
Anyone who thinks the next 100 days are going to be anything like the last 100 days is in for a surprise. This is why we’re all new leaders all…
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Ron Krueck’s Vision of a More Welcoming Michigan Avenue Facade in Chicago
“Vision” is one of those overused words that means different things to different people. Leaders are expected to have a vision. Sometimes it’s not clear where they are supposed to…
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s Public Lambasting of the Bank of Canada
. Identify Target Audiences There is rarely one single target audience. Instead, it’s important to influence the target directly and to influence their influencers. Beyond conversing with bank regulators, Dimon…
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