As a leader at my company I’m expected to be strong, bold, courageous, visionary, competent, and confident. Yet at the same time, my employees want me to be vulnerable and talk about my challenges, struggles, failures, and personal life. How can I reconcile and balance these two seemingly opposing truths?
Have you ever noticed those individuals who constantly brag about how busy they are? They wear it like a badge of honor, whether it’s being swamped with emails or drowning in various tasks. However, this constant busyness may not be a sign of effective leadership or importance.
What stage are you in? Sounds like a weird question to ask right? And before you’re wondering if I hit my head, I want you to consider that every single one of you reading this right now who are working for a company, are in a “stage.”
Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich, champions a balanced lifestyle as key to success. He emphasizes exercise, family time, healthy eating, and regular communication with his loved ones and colleagues.
Who has the greatest impact on customer experience and creating a customer-obsessed culture? Leaders.
We keep hearing about servant leadership but what is it and how do you practice it? In my previous book, The Future Leader, I spoke with 140 CEOs to get more clarity on this.
When I tell you that this was the hardest book I ever wrote, I hope you will believe me. I really struggled putting it all together which is even more reason for why you should get a copy.
A few hours ago I had a great discussion with Charles Conn the Board Chair of Patagonia and founding CEO of Ticketmaster-Citysearch. That conversation will be made public in the coming weeks but I was inspired to write something based on that discussion.
Should leaders really be vulnerable at work? Last week I announced that my brand new book, Leading With Vulnerability, is now available for pre-order and it’s being officially released on October 3rd. I’d love for you to order a copy and I’m going to be giving away bonuses to everyone who orders a hardcover version!
Pattern recognition is a crucial leadership skill that enables leaders to make sense of their surroundings, anticipate potential outcomes, and make strategic business decisions in seemingly unfamiliar and unique circumstances.
