Tag Archives: Communication

Good Leaders Aren’t Afraid to Be Nice

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   by Joe Panepinto

It only took me about three seconds to decide what to wear on the first day in my new gig as strategy director at Genuine Interactive, a digital marketing agency (jeans and a wrinkled linen shirt, duh). Deciding what books to take was a bit trickier.

In the end, I decided to bring only one: The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval. Sure, the niceness principles in Chapter 1 are great, but what’s most intriguing about the book — especially for a strategy leader — is Chapter 8: Shut Up and Listen. Continue reading →

How Leaders Should Equip Themselves to Lead In 2020

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Image result for rhett power by Rhett Power

While we don’t have a crystal ball, there are trends and topics that can help leaders prepare for the future.

Heads up! 2020 is only five years away…and we all know how quickly time passes. As every leader knows, planning for the future starts now. While we don’t have a crystal ball, there are trends and topics that can help us prepare.

Three current thoughts on how leaders should equip themselves to lead in 2020 include: Continue reading →

What CEOs Are Afraid Of

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By Roger Jones

Deep-seated fears — of looking ridiculous, losing social status, speaking up, and much, much more — saddle children in the middle school lunchroom, adults on the therapist’s couch, and even, my research has found, executives in the C-Suite. While few executives talk about them, deep and uncontrolled private fears can spur defensive behaviors that undermine how they and their colleagues set and execute company strategy.

In 2014, I surveyed 116 CEOs and other executives, interviewing 27 in depth afterwards. Of the 116 survey participants, 73% were male, 27% were female, and all but 9% were based in Europe. About a third (32%) were CEOs or presidents; 31% were division/business unit heads; 30% were senior managers reporting to division/business unit heads; and 7% were in investment or professional services firms. Continue reading →

If You Can’t Communicate, You Can’t Lead

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Meet Mark Miller  by Mark Miller

Yes, many factors contribute to the enormity of our task as leaders. I’m just not sure any are more critical or daunting as clear communication. Let’s unpack this a little bit. What are some of the barriers to communication within an organization? Continue reading →

We All Can Transform Culture Through Resonant Leadership

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by Johann Gauthier and Sue Elliott

“The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say ‘I.’ And that’s not because they have trained themselves not to say ‘I.’ They don’t think ‘I.’ They think ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don’t sidestep it, but ‘we’ gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.” –Peter Drucker

It’s September 5, 2006. Alan Mulally is appointed president and CEO of Ford Motor Company. This American icon is facing bankruptcy and extinction. The company is projecting a $17 billion annual loss. Every brand — and every model — is unprofitable. There is no commitment to be best-in-class. Continue reading →