CEOs Going Nuclear

CEOs Going Nuclear

In his recent article, Michael Wilkinson of Leadership Strategies, shares an experience when a CEO goes ballistic in the middle of a facilitated session.  Michael shares how he dealt with the situation at the time as well as how he would handle it in a more effective...
Authority Doesn’t Mean Much Without Influence

Authority Doesn’t Mean Much Without Influence

One of the definitions of a “leader” in Webster’s Dictionary is “a person who has commanding authority or influence.”  I would argue that in the 21st century it’s all about influence, not authority. If a leader only has authority and is unable to influence others,...
How to Lead Through the Economic Recovery

How to Lead Through the Economic Recovery

During the past six to nine months, many executives that I have worked with have had to let employees go in order to survive the economic downturn. They have also had to look at all of their discretionary expenses and cut many of these expenses as well. The planning...
Delegating in Real Time

Delegating in Real Time

I was recently facilitating one of my Vistage CEO groups in which the group was reviewing the way we had been operating looking for ways to improve our meetings.  One of the members shared a best practice with the group which reinforces mission vision and values...