What is the secret sauce that helps leaders, or superbosses, be great? That’s the focus of this next The Rebel Leader episode. We talk with author Sydney Finkelstein about his latest book, Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent…. Read More»
The business landscape has changed. The days when compliant employees did as bosses commanded has ended, thankfully. Though some organizations have cultures where this is alive and well, they are slipping into irrelevance. They will continue to struggle to attract top talent and keep who they have…. Read More»
YEC (Young Entrepreneur Council) surveyed some folks about how they live their company’s mission statement. Here are their answers: How do you incorporate your company’s mission statement into daily work? 1. Unlock Creativity At Ceros, our mission is to unlock creativity, so we try to weave creative thinking into everything we do. I really […] Read more… Read More»
In my post last month I shared with you the fact that 70 percent of all businesses fail for the same reasons. The Reality Gap is one of the chief contributing factors to failing strategies, in all of our businesses. What’s the Reality Gap? It’s a by-product of the way our minds work. It’s also the […] Read more… Read More»
Developing relationships with businesses has never been easier. With a single tweet, post, or upload, the connections can start. But then there’s the wild side – the trolls, the divas, the spammers, the fakers and the takers. It’s as if rules of social decorum don’t apply to these users. So how as social leaders, do we combat […] Read more… Read More»
So much has been written and said about Millennials that it’s easy to lose sight of the fact the those ‘next kids on the block’ are about to enter the global workforce. Born after 1996, Generation Z is expected to become highly influential given their size (over 2 billion globally) and annual purchasing power (estimated […] Read more… Read More»
One of our greatest responsibilities as leaders is to help others become better versions of themselves. We do this through a tireless commitment to teaching, coaching, and investing in those around us. Great leaders are always on the lookout for opportunities to ply this trade. What follows is some “advance scout” help, a set of […] Read more… Read More»
Building a strong work environment and developing an engaging culture are essential for happy, productive employees which can do wonders for your bottom line. However, developing that culture is often times easier said than done. There are tons of suggestions on google for ideas but playing games might be the most inventive – and the most […] Read more… Read More»
“I would have written a shorter letter, but I didn’t have the time.” – Blaise Pascal How much detail we use in our communication is a topic I touched on briefly in an earlier post here at Switch & Shift. Since then, it’s become an extremely important topic in our work with clients and colleagues. […] Read more… Read More»
Slow Progress to Gender Parity is not Bad Luck, it’s Bad Management Sometimes we all find ourselves in the minority. The World Economic Forum meeting in Davos earlier this year was one of those times for me – just 18% of the delegation were women. Despite being surrounded by men in suits, gender parity was […] Read more… Read More»
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