What is it? I interviewed a number of senior leaders in fast-growing organizations to see how they engaged in strategic thinking. Before I share some outcomes of those interviews, let’s define strategic thinking. Richard Hughes and Katherine Beatty in their book, Becoming a Strategic Leader, define strategic thinking as “the collection, interpretation, generation, and evaluation […]
The ADHD Business Leader
If I was to ask you what these three men (Sir Richard Branson, Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, and JetBlue founder David Neeleman) have in common, what would you say? Most likely you’d say they were successful businessmen…and you’d be right. Another commonality is that they all have been diagnosed with ADHD.[1] I was working with […]
3 Tips for Making Better Hiring Decisions
The hiring and onboarding process is changing with new resources for organizations to utilize in making better hiring decisions. Below are three tips to help make better hiring decisions. 1. Be Proactive Proactive recruitment allows a company to find the best candidate over time. Versus traditional reactive hiring. Reactive hiring is waiting until a vacancy […]
Having Difficult Conversations
Over the years, the number one executive coaching topic was and is having a difficult conversation with someone in the organization. Frequently, the strategy for difficult conversations is to delay doing anything—hoping the situation will correct itself. Guess what? It doesn’t get better. In fact, it generally gets worse! Usually, fear of how the person […]
Leading Through Change
Stages of the Transition Cycle and How to Lead Through Change In today’s environment, one must recognize that change is on-going and coming in continuous waves as a cycle. The changes we implement today will need to be changed. Change is a constant in organizations and leaders need to be well equipped. In fact, increasingly […]
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