You’ve probably felt the pressure in your leadership career: Everyone is depending on you. You can make no mistakes. Not even a tiny misstep. And in the face of the pressure to be perfect, guess what? You also have to do it alone! As absurd as those concepts are when you read them, many leaders […]
In today’s world, we’re all trying to be multi-taskers. At work, at home, while driving — it’s rare that we focus on just one thing at a time. But do we ever stop and think: at what expense? Tony Schwartz explains that as it turns out, there really is no such thing as a good […]
No one likes to be wrong. But unfortunately, literally everyone makes mistakes. Business leaders make important decisions daily. But when they make mistakes, their heads are often held accountable to a much larger chopping block. L. Lavon Gray is a certified leadership coach and recently weighed in on how leaders should manage their mistakes: Be […]
It’s not surprising that employees who feel fairly treated boast better performance, a more helpful attitude toward colleagues, and a deeper commitment to their organizations. But three recent studies found a caveat to this ideal scenario: busy bosses don’t invest the time necessary to convey fairness in their decision making. And that “F-word,” Fair, can […]
The results are in: A spring 2018 study by Egon Zehnder (a global executive search firm) confirmed that most CEOs admit they have no idea what they’re doing at the water cooler. The study surveyed over 400 leaders from 11 countries and found that corporate heads felt far less prepared for the interpersonal aspects of […]
Batman had Robin, Andy Griffith had Barney Fife, Colonel Blake had Radar. Do you have a sidekick or second in command? According to a recent article in Forbes, “Why Every Leader Needs A Second In Command,” by Ken Gosnell, there are some key reasons why it’s important for you to have someone you rely on […]
A recent article by Matthew Leising and Annie Massa in Bloomberg Businessweek, “Why Citadel’s Ken Griffin Can’t Keep His Star Hires,” tells of a big hire that didn’t last long. In July 2016, according to the article, Griffin hired Kevin Turner as the first Chief Executive Officer of an operation called Citadel Securities. According to the article, […]
firing, hiring, leadership
Years ago, my choice of which college to attend seemed like a great decision. Until a few days into the first semester of freshman year. That’s when I started to hate the place. That’s also when deciding whether or not to stay seemed pretty big. My father, a master at decision-making, offered this advice: “Imagine you decided to transfer, then […]
decision-making, leadership
It was a great pleasure to be featured on episode 4 of the Bomenclature podcast for Bo’s May 11 broadcast! Bo is the Assistant Director for athletic facilities at Penn, a tremendous and innovative performance trainer, and a longtime friend. His Bomenclature podcast has listeners all over the world, because he searches out powerful examples […]
fitness, goal setting, leadership, optimism, overcoming obstacles, success secrets
In many companies, “delegating” is a code for deciding who should do the stuff you don’t like doing. The reality is that delegating is a critical leadership tool that radically increases engagement, development and performance. To get those benefits, though, you may have to re-think delegation from a top-down process where the leader decides what the direct […]
delegation