Category: Leadership Skills & Strategy
The Cultural Fit Due Diligence Lesson From The Washington Post’s Failed Hire Of Robert Winnett
There’s enough blame to go around on this hiring failure.
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How To Work Differently With Investors, Operators And Advisors
In a nutshell, play to their strengths.
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Building Differential Strengths As Investor, Operator Or Advisor
Strengths are made up of a combination of innate talent, learned knowledge, practiced skills, hard-won experience tying it all together, and, at the highest, best level, craft-level caring and sensibilities…
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The Problem With Change As An Executive Onboarding Into A New Role
A strong case that change often results in chaos and confusion - the “blender life”.
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Why Being Good Enough Is An Especially Powerful Strategic Choice
Play to win by being predominant, superior or strong .Play not to lose by being above average or good enough. Or choose not to play
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The Power And Unintended Consequences Of Saying ‘No Thank You’
Saying “No thank you” is another way of saying you choose not to do something. It’s different than saying “I would if…” or “I can’t because…”
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Revisiting The Most Important Choices As A Leader
There are almost always a very small set of choices that have the greatest impact. Everything else flows from them.
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What Boeing’s Next CEO Must Do To Set The Soul Of The Company Free
Companies don’t lose their souls all at once. They bury them bit by bit, piece by piece over an extended period of time.
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How To Leverage Enablers To Strengthen Differentiators
Leverage the enablers to support and reinforce the few differentiators required to win
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