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Why Outgoing Leaders Should Never Pick Their Successor: A Leadership Succession Warning
The outgoing leader should never pick their successor. Leadership succession is too critical to be left to one person’s preferences…
Why Nice Leaders Finish Last—and Take Their Teams With Them
A client called. He’s forming a temporary partnership with another business. The two companies trust each other and have a…
The Most Common Leadership Problem: Matching Leadership Priorities with Effort
“Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Skill is knowing how to do it. Virtue is doing it.”—Thomas Jefferson My…
Five Leadership Knots You Didn’t Know You Were Tying—And How to Undo Them
I recently took my family on a catamaran snorkeling tour in Hawaii. I always enjoy watching the crew manage the…
Negotiation Tip: Why It Feels Weird and How to Get Unstuck
I’m in the middle of advising a couple of high-level negotiations. One is for a business acquisition, the other for…
Reparenting the Workforce: How Leaders Can Develop Underprepared Employees
Do you struggle with employees who: Don’t meet performance standards? Lack basic professionalism in behavior or dress? Have an underwhelming…
Your Best Business Move? Doing Less, Not More for Business Optimization
Want to build real strength? I don’t mean getting big and bulky. I mean farmer strong. All you need are…
Leadership Efficiency: The Habit Wasting Your (And Your Team’s) Time
Years ago, before smartphones and Google (if you can imagine), I was in a meeting with a leader. He needed…