Whether executives, entrepreneurs, or investors, we all tend to place a higher value on professional experience when determining who to hire, when to promote, where to invest, or who to trust with challenging projects. It does seem like a reasonable practice, and we all think we do a good job; except we don’t! According to […]
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Category: Operational Leadership
Careful who you hand the wheel to in a crisis…
The immediate focus of most companies is shifting from Long Term to Short Term, and from Innovation and Growth to Cost Control and Operational Efficiency. Many Boards and CEO’s, as they should, are assessing the “people at the wheel” across divisions or functions trying to determine fit for the current environment. Unfortunately, some think this […]
Power, Ethics, and Leadership
This research paper really touched a nerve for me! The conclusion of the researchers is a sad commentary on what passes for leadership, but, unfortunately, based on my private observations and experiences from many years of business, it is unsurprising. Organizational or Principled dissent – the act of identifying, protesting, or driving change to ethically […]
When bad recruiters strike
I had to wait a while before I could write this blog post because I wanted to obscure the identities of the people involved, but I am just flabbergasted at the ineptitude of some highly-paid, blue-chip recruiting firms in recruiting C-Level executives. It just goes to show you, just like in the big consulting firms, […]