Who are the world’s best companies for leaders and leadership skill development? More importantly, what can you learn from them? My own take on this is that companies who create “in the field” opportunities for leaders and aspiring leaders to master the competencies associated with high performance leadership are the ones who will win. See …
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The father of modern quality, W. Edwards Deming was fond of saying “In God we trust, all others bring data”. And his proclamation was widely reported. What was less reported was another proclamation of his: “Data will provide you with approximately 3% of what you really need to know”. So how do you discover the …
We had some friends over recently for dinner. It was a wonderfully sunny, warm day, and the conversation got going quickly. The chatter eventually got around to ‘how things are at work’. One of our guests stated that where he worked, there was so much staff complacency that it had him feeling depressed. I told …
As a leader, one of your main challenges is to establish an organizational climate that sparks and sustains higher levels of alignment and performance, without burning out your people. This organizational climate can have many characteristics, some of which are universal and some unique to your industry or company. The leadership skills you need to develop …
Experts such as Kaplan and Norton tell us that up to 70% of strategic plans fail at execution. This startling statistic catches most managers off guard. With such a dismal record, it’s no wonder many managers shy away from strategic planning altogether. There can be many reasons for this failure to execute, here are my …
