The #1 Trait a Leader Needs in Order to Grow
How do you evaluate the people you work with — team members, bosses, even clients? I love Patrick Lencioni’s simple 3-part test in his book, The Ideal Team Player: Humble – Hungry – Smart Those three words are pretty intuitive aren’t they? And each trait is attractive on its own, but they are most attractive […]
Teams and Trust
I’ve met with the executive teams of two CEOs in the past two weeks – CEOs being intentional about enhancing their teams’ effectiveness. Excellent teams don’t form by chance.
It may be time to evaluate your leadership team. Challenging times call for a gut-check on who’s in the foxhole with us. What grade would you give your team?
If you give them an “A” or better – what would you identify as the #1 ingredient? Conversely, if it’s “C” or lower, what would be the #1 cause? How many of us are tolerating ‘average?’
Lessons from a Fired CEO
A CEO getting fired is always an occasion for learning. Wall Street has given us two such occasions in the past two weeks.
What caught my attention were the observations about Stan O’Neal of Merrill Lynch. Note these descriptions from The Wall Street Journal in an article sub-titled ‘Startled Board Ditches a Famously Aloof CEO:’
“Mr. O’Neal’s talent and steely drive came with a tragic flaw:
