Leading on Purpose
TweetTalented
Competitive.
Plays to Win.
Smart as a Whip.
Big Thinker.
Business Acumen.
Relationship Builder.
Has Integrity.
Cares.
CEO successor.
No Anchor.
What?
No anchor. Is not clear for what purpose he is leading.
Yes, there is a company vision and values too.
He helped create them.
But he is not clear about the purpose for which he leads.
So,
Leaders Stand When It’s Easier to Sit
TweetA CEO Stands Up
Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz cancelled a speaking engagement that would have given him and Starbucks a lot of visibility – over 1000 in the live audience and 150,000 more across 40 nations, by way of live video broadcast.
For What?
According to change.org, Willow Creek Church in Chicago, host of the Leadership Conference, has a “long anti-gay history” ... Read more »
The Future: Upside Down & Inside Out
TweetClues that appear in groups of three capture my attention, as they often foretell an emerging pattern.
What was a possible future trend is about to show up as an undeniable reality.
This week the following clues announced themselves.
1. The host of a radio sends an email to schedule an interview about NOW Leadership. We’ve met before, but his email includes an ... Read more »
Nine Lives of the Curious Business Cat
TweetThe Problem
“How do I get the people who work for me to be more curious?” asks Karen, CEO of a dental insurance company. “We need to constantly innovate, to be creative, to come up with new products new services and new ways to engage customers. For this to happen people have to be curious about a wide array of issues”
“They ... Read more »
Harvard Asks “Why So Few Women CEOs?” and Publishes the Answer
TweetThe Numbers
Meg Whitman is the only woman in Harvard Business Review’s landmark study ranking the 100 best performing CEOs. Of the 2000 companies examined only 29 were headed by women. HBR then posted an article asking “Why so Few?” My reply appeared in the March print edition. The full text of the response appears below.
This Discussion Needs to be Reframed
What ... Read more »
