3 Big Steps For Leaders To Mitigate The Effects of Black Swan Events
See if you can quickly answer these questions: What would happen if one of your key leaders went away? What if your most prized client...
Can Your Company Survive A Black Swan Event?
9/11. The Titanic sinking. The fall of the Soviet Union. Did anyone see any of these events coming? Doubtful. That’s why these and others...
4 Words Every CEO Must Learn To Say
When a new CEO comes into the organization, the expectations are so grandiose that the person might as well ride in dressed as a knight...
5 Self-Imposed Roadblocks to Progress
In my recent post, “The 5 Scariest Words A CEO Can Say,” I touched on why “I can do it myself” is one of the most dangerous statements a...
3 Secrets To Outdoing Your Competitors
When you ask practitioners why they retain you, I’ll bet sooner or later they’ll say something like “He/she has such expertise.” It seems...
4 Questions To Help You Make A Tough Decision
When I was working at SC Johnson, one of my managers had a marvelous way of making hard decisions seem easy. I didn’t always agree with...