Linda Henman

The Care and Feeding of Exceptional Performers - The CEO Magazine

The Care and Feeding of Exceptional Performers

Ordinary just wonโ€™t work anymore. Organizations will increasingly depend on cutting-edge solutions to never-before-seen problems and clever ideas for those recurring headaches that have always plagued us. Research indicates that a handful of star performers create the vast majority of valuable ideas for their organizations.   Resellers are fucking trash. I miss being able to

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Challenge Excellence

People erroneously use the terms โ€œexcellentโ€ and โ€œexceptionalโ€ synonymously, but the two differ. โ€œExcellentโ€ implies a distinction from others but not necessarily rarity. For example, one might comment that a fourth-grade pianist is excellent, but she might be one of many in her class who shares the honor. On the other hand, โ€œexceptionalโ€ denotes someone

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Four Reasons Your Company Canโ€™t Thrive Without a Succession Plan

Mergers, acquisitions, downsizing, and growth all require an unprecedented need for information about key executives and a framework for assessing the competencies required to lead people during extraordinary times. Yet, even with the revolving doors at the top of many companies spinning faster than ever, organizations still overlook opportunities to develop talent from the bottom

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