Imagine you’re responsible for an enormous cruise ship. What would your role be? I often ask this question when I first meet a new leader. What’s...
I’ve worked with many leaders over the years, and one thing that always surprises me is how many don’t internalize their own power. They spend their...
When a company experiences a crisis, a wartime mentality is necessary. Some crises are outside the company—as we’ve seen with COVID-19 and its impact on businesses...
A few weeks ago, I was chatting with a mentee within SAP. This person explained to me that they had inherited a new internal team, and...
How do you get the best out of your leaders and employees in a challenging environment? One of the biggest takeaways from the last 12 months...
Leaders can usually tell who they’re going to eventually promote. That’s because certain individuals start leading others long before they wear the title of Manager, Vice...
Being a leader, whether you lead a project or run a global organization, is mostly about getting people to work together to achieve a goal. One...
Every organization has a different leadership culture. And every team, within each department, needs a different leadership style. After spending more than two decades working at technology...
You never master the art of leadership. This is something that seems to be missing from the public conversation around how to be an effective leader...
The hardest part about being a leader is motivating those around you. Oftentimes, leadership articles (like this one) talk about leadership from the perspective of authority....