In my book, Feet to the Fire, I discuss the different facets of leadership and how to successfully navigate a variety of challenges. We explore what it means to model personal accountability and how to hold others to account.
One facet of leadership is productivity. Harnessing productivity is key to achieving the important balance of structure and efficiency. Done right, you and your team can take much more control over your time and achieve more in fewer hours.
When we work many hours and think, “I just need to send one more email or I just need to make one more phone call,” we drift through our days in a way that is less powerful.
Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock and I are completely aligned on creating accountable practices for talent development. BlackRock follows an annual succession process as outlined in my book Feet to the Fire. This process is scalable and as effective for a small not-for-profit as it is for a multi-billion dollar conglomerate.
Gramercy Tavern in Manhattan has been operating in a historic building for over 20 years. While attending meetings in Manhattan, my American colleagues and Constance Dierickx and Linda Henman and I went to Gramercy for lunch.
Although we arrived late for our reservation, they were welcoming and courteous…
Every leader I meet with really and truly wants to create more innovation and wants to embrace people’s ideas. Sometimes it gets locked down and knocked down in so much of the bureaucracy and the processes that exist within organizations. Here is what I see that is most effective.
On the one hand… Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund is joining forces with Japan’s SoftBank Group to build the world’s biggest solar-power- generation project…
Are you playing offense or defense? One need not be a sports aficionado to understand the nuances of approaching your business and/or your life from an offensive or defensive position. Advancements in technology, decades of global trade, pending tax reform and more sophisticated and dividend-hungry shareholders are…
In major metropolitan centres across North America, commuters and municipalities are left waiting for the train, specifically Bombardier trains. Subway cars destined for Montreal have been delayed by 4 years. How is it possible that … Read More
For most C-suite executives there is an inverse correlation between the scope of your responsibility and the number of times someone says to you: “Stop it!” or “I do not agree with your approach” or “Why are you pursuing that goal/decision/strategy?” The more senior you become, the more reticent people are to hold your Feet to the Fire©…
Visibility. A large network. Relationships. They matter. You need them to formulate a strong leadership brand.
Although it is the twenty-first century, I still hear grumblings about the existence of an “old boys’ club.” What is this virtual club…
