The Honest Truth about Leadership Transition
All leadership roles are not the same. And while we might agree with that statement on paper, in practice we violate it regularly. In practice
All leadership roles are not the same. And while we might agree with that statement on paper, in practice we violate it regularly. In practice
Climbing a mountain is hard work. Some mountains, however, are harder to climb than others. Compare climbing Mary’s Peak, a popular hike a few miles
Eighteen hours is all you have. That is, if you’re climbing Mt. Everest. Climbers begin their ascent from basecamp, conveniently located at 26,000 feet above
Busy, busy, busy, busy, busy. That’s the word that describes the life of every business leader I know. Busy. Crazy busy. That’s the word that
Everyone has had this happen to them. You’re taking a shower, driving the car, walking the dog and—wham—an idea pops into your head that’s a
We had come to the end of two very intense days. Whiteboards had been scribbled on, erased, and scribbled on again and again. Flip chart
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. That’s the dilemma facing leaders dealing with a strong personality on their team. If you do
One of the most impressive minds in the consulting world today, Alan Weiss, famously wrote that the oft-used planning tool called the SWOT Analysis is
38, 53, and 72. Note these numbers and note them well. It was 38 degrees on January 28, 1986 when Challenger flight 51-L launched from
It’s the statistic that sent chills up the spine of sales leaders everywhere. It’s not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill statistic that you can shrug off, either.
I look back on it now with complete and total embarrassment. I had been tossing and turning since 2:00 AM, and it was now 4:00
11,680. That’s the number Barry Gill reported in the June 2013 issue of Harvard Business Review. The average worker receives 11,680 pieces of email per
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