Break The No-win Effectiveness Versus Efficiency Trade-off With Five Priority Levels

The only way to sustain a competitive position over time is to get all clear on your core focus

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Relooking At Leading Those Who Would Undermine Your Leadership

The number one thing experienced leaders regret is not moving faster on people

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How RACI Can Make Teams More Effective – If You Go Beyond The Basics

Clarify the approving authority, the difference between consulting and concurring, and when to inform people before or after the fact.

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Leading A Team That Has Just Completed A Successful Mutiny

But if you are taking over a team that successfully mutinied, shock the team and do a hard cultural reset of the team’s values and behaviors immediately, followed by building…

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How To Overcome An Addiction To Excessive Meetings

Eliminate, combine, spread out, shorten, thin, and manage meetings for effectiveness

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The Executive Onboarding Two-Step: From Consulting To Permanent Employee

If the role is merely a stepping stone on the way to something else, don’t let it distract you from your quest

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The Critical Difference Between Pressure And Support

Often someone putting pressure on someone else thinks they are being supportive

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What Mike Johnson Must Do Following His Sudden, Surprise Promotion To Speaker Of The House

Hard to imagine a more sudden, surprise, and consequential promotion in a more challenging and complex situation

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