This is Who I am, This is Who we Are!

Good morning! Today’s post is dedicated to a group of leaders who will continue leading the same way next week as they did last week, regardless of what happened in Tuesday’s elections. – – – – – – – – – – “I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am […]

The Leader's "Top Five" List

I’m always interested to see a list of “top leadership traits.” When I was still running a company, I would scan it and see how I measured up. Perhaps you do this.
On November 19th, the Wall Street Journal had this article:
“Tough CEOs Often Most Successful, a Study Finds.”
A week later, also in the WSJ, this title:
“Are You CEO Material? Find Out With This Test.”
Both articles referred to the same recent University of Chicago business school study. From the study, “here are five CEO traits that correlate most closely with business success . . . :” (Check yourself)

When Culture Crushes Strategy

I’ve noticed that corporate Strategy and corporate Culture often show up in separate conversations with Leaders.
In fact, focus on corporate strategy . . . execution . . . results often receives far greater attention than the corporate culture in which those results are generated.
Why do we have Strategic Planning off-sites, but we don’t have Culture Retreats? We have Performance Reviews and Strategic Reviews, but . . . what would a Culture Review look like? My guess is a 90:10 ratio between activity spent on strategy / performance review and culture. What’s the ratio at your company? When is the last time your executive team sat down to focus specifically on your corporate culture?
I’ve learned that Culture will eat Strategy for lunch every day of the week . . . unless they are intentionally linked.