Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
There are execs who can’t seem to say goodbye – Howard Schultz and Michael Dell come to mind – while there are those who perform well such as Proctor & Gamble’s Art Lafley, who move on when their time as a CEO is up.
The latter types of leaders make the transition to “civilian” status from the CEO role with grace and timeliness. … Read the rest
The situation with my 30-person startup client is common; they’re growing so fast, and have so much to do that they don’t have time to stop and think.
And in the rush, predictable things happen; mistakes get made, rework has to be done, and you end up taking two steps forward and one step back. Thinking has taken a back set to action.… Read the rest
Getting and keeping great talent is one of the biggest jobs any CEO may have.
So why (the subject of this post) can the getting part be so tough?
It’s hard for any number of reasons. Here are some of them:
Unless you’ve been under a rock recently, you know that the topic of Mormonism is hot, and the subject of Mormonism and leadership may be even hotter.
What’s up?
There are things that have put the religion in public view such as the Tony award winning hit musical The Book of Mormon and the series finale after five seasons of Big Love, about a polygamist Mormon family of a husband and his three wives.… Read the rest
The lure of “A” players – that “can’t miss” man or woman that so many companies claim to recruit and land – has taken another beating.
It’s not the first time that topgrading and the “A” Player strategy as a hoax has been exposed – and it won’t be its last. Like instant diets and get rich schemes, the attraction of the easy and instant talent fix never ceases to fascinate.… Read the rest
There are the hard things to do to be successful in careers and business, and then there are the easy ones that get you along the way as well.
This post is about on the easy ones.
But first an intro story.
My week last week was probably like yours; lost of stuff to do, and perhaps too little time to do it.… Read the rest