Integrity, maturity, and energy Business acumen People acumen Organizational acumen Curiosity, intellectual capacity, and a global mindset Superior judgment Insatiable appetite for accomplishment and results Powerful motivation to grow and convert learning to practice.[i] [i] Charan, Ram and Colvin, Geoffrey, “Why CEOs Fail,” Fortune Magazine, June 21, 1999, p. 78.
When a major organizational change hits, there are three types of people: Supporters 10% Fence sitters 60% Resisters 30%
Brand U’s understand that we are all accountable to someone and if we don’t perform, well… Chief Executive Officers are beholden to boards of directors and shareholders. And if they don’t perform, next … About two-thirds of the CEOs believe their successors will come from outside the company. Why? Companies often think that out-of-the-box thinkers/doers …
Level 1. Effectiveness – Doing things right Level 2. Efficiency – Doing the right things Level 3. Improving – Doing things better Level 4. Cutting – Doing away with things Level 5. Copying – Doing things other people are doing Level 6. Different – Doing things no one else is doing Level 7. Impossible – …
When did management begin? In the last 50, 500, or even 5000 years? Some say the great public works projects such as the Great Wall of China or the Egyptian pyramids were project managed. The root of the word ‘management’ is the Latin manus, meaning ‘hand,’ ‘power,’ or ‘jurisdiction. Interesting. So if you’re a hired …
All organizations do change when put under sufficient pressure. This pressure must be either external to the organization or the result of very strong leadership. Bruce Henderson, CEO Boston Consulting Group People being a company’s most important asset sometimes seems to be forgotten by companies in the drive for bottom-line efficiency and effectiveness. Some say …
People are our greatest asset! How many times have we heard this from a company’s management and said ‘yeah sure they are!’ We’ve become cynical and dismissive as some companies treat us like LIFO inventory – last in, first out. Do happy people really matter in business? You bet. And that’s another reason why we …
What personal Brand U paradigm shift have you gone through? Do you have a vision of something you want to do? What’s important to you about work? Are you secure with your work/career/job? Have you churned recently? Was it voluntary or forced? How did it feel? How did you adapt? Do you believe in …
“Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values. Knowing where one belongs can transform an ordinary person – hard-working and competent but otherwise mediocre – into an outstanding performer.”[i] [i] Drucker, Peter, “Managing Oneself,” Harvard Business Review, March-April, …
How close are we connected and being driven by technology? We’re all now multi-tasking. Multitasking is a computer term referring to a computer that can run different programs simultaneously. But, that’s what we are doing at work and in our leisure time. “Inundated with more information than ever before and – perhaps perversely – prone …