How To Work Differently With Investors, Operators And Advisors
Last week, I wrote about building the different strengths required to be good at investing, operating and advising....
Building Differential Strengths As Investor, Operator Or Advisor
The key is the word “differential” and understanding that investors, operators and advisors need different strengths....
The Problem With Change As An Executive Onboarding Into A New Role
Change is often needed, but miserable in practice. When you are the change as an executive onboarding into a new role,...
Why Being Good Enough Is An Especially Powerful Strategic Choice
This is about clarity on what you want and what you’re willing to give up to get it. You can’t win everywhere, all the...
The Power And Unintended Consequences Of Saying ‘No Thank You’
Early in your career you should almost never say “No thank you.” Later on, you can and should use it judiciously....
Revisiting The Most Important Choices As A Leader
The headline has a double meaning. First, this article will revisit the idea of the most important choices. Secondly,...
CEO Boot Camp Insights 2024 And The Value Of A Core Focus
We ran two CEO Boot Camps last week. One had six CEOs. The second had 75, spread across twelve tables. This note...
How To Start Well And Perform Quickly As A New CEO
The basics of executive onboarding always apply. It’s always better to pause to accelerate, converging into the...
Relooking At The Animal School Fable And Differential Strengths
One of my early articles for this publication was on Lessons from the Animal School Fable in Leveraging Strengths. The...
What Boeing’s Next CEO Must Do To Set The Soul Of The Company Free
We’ve all watched the fall of Boeing’s planes and its company with horror. In a relatively short time, it has gone...
South Carolina And Iowa Teach Us Yet Again That Teams Beat Individuals
Teams beat individuals. We see this over and over again. Yesterday’s women’s NCAA basketball championship was one more...
How To Leverage Enablers To Strengthen Differentiators
The most successful organization over time are clear on their sustainable competitive advantage and leverage others’...