Need a quick read to get you thinking about topics that most business leaders deal with?
In the blogs below, I dig deeper into specific topics from the book and share about exclusive leadership topics. These posts are meant to generate ideas about how you can evolve as a leader. I keep them short, and several of them ask questions that spur you to take action.
Cultivating a High-Performance Culture: Insights for Executive Teams
Sports teams with high-performance cultures are the teams that win championships. Their play is fluid; they move as one entity. Their play seems scripted—or even
Effective Board Meetings: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches
Everyone has experienced the pain of a poorly executed meeting. It’s frustrating at best and disastrous at worst. Corporate board meetings are no exception. You
Leadership in Times of Crisis: Lessons from Successful CEOs
There’s no underestimating a leader’s role during times of crisis. Responsible leadership, rational thinking, and strategic communication serve people well in any type of crisis
The Role of Corporate Boards in Responding to Global Events
Our world is hyperconnected, constantly changing, and brutally impatient. When a global event occurs—be it a pandemic, an act of violence, a political movement, a
Navigating Change Management: Top Strategies for Executive Teams
Change management is a nonnegotiable skill for today’s leaders. I encourage you to begin charting a map for navigating change by reframing your approach to
Building Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Why It Matters for CEOs
Emotional intelligence is an often underrated yet pivotal leadership skill. In fact, 71 percent of employers value emotional intelligence more than technical skills when evaluating
Advisory Boards vs. Corporate Boards: Understanding the Differences and Benefits
Unless you already know everything there is to know as a leader and you’ve already experienced everything there is to experience in business, you can
The Evolution of Corporate Boards: Trends to Watch in 2024
As you’re looking at the year ahead and planning priorities for your corporate board, it’s important to thoughtfully consider the latest business trends and how
New Year, New Leadership Goals: Setting Effective Leadership Resolutions for CEOs
Shocking absolutely no one, a Google search on “setting leadership goals” yields over 366 million results, presenting an endless array of frameworks, processes, and methodologies
Establishing an Advisory Board at Different Stages of Your Business
Every leader—and therefore every business—benefits from outside advice, whether you’re a thirty-year veteran CEO at a Fortune 50 company, an entrepreneur launching your first startup, or a mid-career executive at a medium-sized company. No one has all the answers, regardless of their experience, education, or training.
Building Community within Your Board
Your board of directors is crucial to your organization’s success. This group offers outside perspectives and invaluable expertise while holding leadership accountable and providing governance, oversight, and strategy to support your business.
The Rise of ESG: Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors in Board Decision-Making
Business leaders face mounting pressure to integrate environmental, social, and governance practices into their organizations. Veteran CEOs and start-up entrepreneurs alike may feel an obligation to implement ESG initiatives as they aim to practice responsible leadership. Their own values, guiding principles, and sense of duty can steer ESG decisions.
Ethical Leadership: The Role of Boards in Fostering Ethical Practices
Anybody who watches the news or even casually follows politics knows that there’s a bit of an ethical crisis occurring in the world right now. Ethical lines are blurring and shifting. Navigating the current landscape and maintaining ethical principles as a leader are challenging to say the least. The need to hold people—and organizations—accountable has never been more apparent. In business, that’s where your board of directors comes in.
Strategies for Handling Conflict among Board Members
The worst way to manage conflict is to eliminate it. Conflict—done right—is actually a great thing for teams, including boards. In fact, if your board of directors has the right structure and the right mix of people, conflict is inevitable. It’s all in how you approach conflict.
Strategies for Making the Best Decisions as a Board of Directors
The paralysis of indecision—we’ve all been there. When you can’t decide what to have for dinner, it’s one thing, but when indecision strikes in your business, it can be disastrous.
Traits of a Great Coach
As leaders, we’re driven to be the best at everything we do, including leadership. It’s easy to get caught up reading, researching, listening, and watching everything you can in search of how to be a real leader—and a good one at that.
How to Hire a Great Team
Hiring a great team for your business is no different than a coach selecting the best athlete for each position on a sports team. You have to find the players—or the employees—with the right combination of skills, experiences, and attitudes for each role.
How to Be a Leader at Work
The greatest myth of leadership is that it requires a distinct title, role, or tenure. You can practice and implement leadership skills in any role—even if you don’t oversee a team. How to be a leader at work boils down to how you influence others.
