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How should CEOs spend their time? They may have to play six unique roles at any given time.
Much of my thinking on this topic comes from Jim Schleckser, CEO and managing partner of the CEO Project, a peer organization I have belonged to in the past. Schleckser developed the idea about the first five of these six “hats” that a CEO might have to put on in service to their business. Continue reading
by Michael C. Mankins
Let’s imagine that you have recently assessed your company’s talent, and that you found plenty of high-performing executives and employees. Yet somehow your company’s overall performance isn’t where it should be — all those “A” players just aren’t getting the job done. Why? Continue reading
by Mike Harden
There is an old business story in which a new employee asks an older, experienced coworker how to handle a certain situation. The old-timer tells him: “There are three ways to do things around here: the right way, the wrong way, and the company way. We do everything the company way!” Continue reading
by Melissa Janis
With employees feeling overwhelmed by ever-increasing task demands, it’s harder than ever to make employee development a priority with its longer term, often “squishy” topics. Fortunately, there are leaders who understand the value of focusing on employee development and look to leverage it to boost productivity, engagement and retention for today as well as to build for the future. Continue reading
by Gianpiero Petriglieri
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t meet it, the struggle with emotions at work.
The misunderstood colleague, filled with frustration, attempting not to show it; the executive wondering how to confront her team’s lack of enthusiasm; the student hesitating to confess his affection to a classmate. Continue reading
