Leadership – Page 52 – The CEO Magazine

Four Reasons Your Company Can’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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Simplify or Die: Why Growing Companies Should Take a “Back-to-Basics” Leadership Approach

Leadership

Dr. Tasha Eurich “They don’t know what they’re doing!” said my client, squirming indignantly. “Our leaders just don’t have what it takes to lead a company our size.” As the CEO of an organization whose headcount had grown by 1,000% in three years, he had a point. His managers were running a company whose leadership

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What is Succession Planning and Who Needs It?

Leadership

In the past, leaders used the terms replacement planning and succession planning synonymously, but the two differ. Convincing decision makers to have a disaster replacement plan in the event that key individuals die or depart unexpectedly is not too difficult; persuading them to prepare people for advancement years ahead of their actual promotions presents more

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Are You a ‘Never Enough’ Leader?

Leadership, Management

Jeff Gaines The “Never Enough” Mindset comes from the belief that no matter what you do or have, it won’t be enough. This mindset is buried deep into the American culture and many companies unwittingly reinforce it every day and in a variety of ways. A good example is workload. The average employee has more

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How to Be a Happy Warrior CEO

Leadership

Achim Nowak Here is a classic leadership conundrum. They moved you to the C-Suite because you deliver results. They lavished you with praise along the way. And they were right: You are driven to succeed. Heck, you’re a corporate rock star. And then, the moment you get there, they start to turn on you. You

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Leadership: What We Know That Ain’t So and What It Requires

Leadership

…relationship itself is the real thing. We used to think all the energy was in the particles of the atom; now it seems that energy is, in fact, in the space between the particles. Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs Much of the focus on strategic leadership either ignores or looks too narrowly at the importance of

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Do As I Say, Not As I Do – The All-too-Common Leadership Creed

Leadership, Self Governance

Beverly D. Flaxington I often remind my coaching clients that the reason most companies have a pyramid structure is that not many people are cut out for leading the charge. Unfortunately, very often a person who is politically connected, or who has done a good job and is technically competent, or who has paid their

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CEO as Chief Relationship Officer: The Business Execution Imperative

Leadership, Management, Strategy

At some point, the strategy is to execute. While the CEO role as chief strategy decider gets much of the hype, it is the challenge of business execution that so often drives results – or not. And, sustained execution is a relationship game.

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Challenged Leaders and Challenging Packs

Leadership

Leadership seems to get harder and harder. Jamie Dimon lives with daily headlines debating whether or not he will retain both jobs: Chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase. President Obama battles the curse of the second term while attempting to defend against debacles from Benghazi to the IRS. Leadership turmoil ranges across Greece, France,

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Grit: The Unexpected Key to Success

Leadership, Self Governance

Jim Leighton Organizations and individuals that create lasting change share one common trait and it’s grit. Grit is having a resilient attitude in the face of failure or despair. It means enduring years of obscurity and hard work without reaping the immediate payoff. Grit brings to mind pictures of the old American frontier, of pioneers

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