Despite the huge impact executives can have on their organizations, failure rates remain high. Prescriptions for what to do continue to fall short. So we wondered: If we closely studied the executives who succeed in top jobs once appointed, could we identify distinguishing features that set them apart and defined their success? The answer,…...
7 Questions That Lower Resistance to Negative Feedback
Gut check:If we open our hearts at all, it’s to people who care. If you don’t care, walls go up. Are you fully committed to the best interests of feedback recipients? Or do you have an ax to grind?If you’re trying to be useful, press forward. But if self-interest motivates you, forget…...
Love-to-Win or Hate-to-Lose? An Analysis of CEO Motivation
I have been asking my successful CEO candidates this question for years – what motivates you more, do you love to win or the hate to lose? This question was meant to satisfy my own intellectual curiosity since I didn’t necessarily have a preference for which option a CEO candidate would…...
Employees Leave Bosses, Not Companies
All of us have heard this statement at some point, and it turns out to be true. A recent Gallup survey showed that just over 50% of employees who have quit their job have done so to get away from their bosses. Another study, concluded in 2016, put the number…...
