Building a Culture of Accountability
High achieving executives are vulnerable to the belief that working harder and taking personal responsibility is the answer to building a culture of accountability. Unfortunately, these two strategies only reinforce the problem.
Accountability Is Not a Four-Letter Word
One of the topics at a recent onboarding session for some of our CEO advisors was the types of problems CEOs face and how we work with them to solve them. As we were talking, I was reminded that a significant aspect of a CEO advisory engagement (or any executive...Demand Accountability for Outcomes
I recently posted a blog about CEOs leading like COOs and it struck a nerve. It was the most opened and commented on of any blog I’ve written. As a follow up, in this article I will tell you about how CEO leadership is unique and what it looks like when done...Everything I know about leadership I learn from my dogs: Leading difficult employees
It’s been a while since I’ve reflected on leadership lessons, I learn from working my Australian Shepherds, Fire and Sierra. Today I want to talk about my leadership journey with Fire. Fire is 8 years old. She lives up to her name. She is well, fiery—enthusiastic,...Your guide to delegative leadership
Those with a delegative leadership style trust direct reports to manage their departments without constant oversight.