Game Film Reveals Opportunity for Stronger Leadership; Reflection on how Minnesota State – Mankato football coach reinstatement could have benefitted from different leadership play calls
At the risk of being an armchair quarterback (er…coach), I’d like to run through the game film of the recent reinstatement of the head football coach, Todd Hoffner at Minnesota State – Mankato. The value of reviewing game film is to see what plays were executed well so the team can repeat them, and what didn’t […]
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LEVERAGE Your Emotional Leadership
I heard an interview recently with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. During the interview, he described research that indicates that human beings under stress lose their capacity for […]
Which Comes First? The Talented CEO and Executive Leadership Team or The Right Strategy?
“A CEO’s most important decisions fall into two categories: big bets on people and big bets on strategy. The people decisions are arguably more important because they heavily influence the strategy decisions.” – David Nadler When I read this quote, this chicken and egg thought hit me… Which comes first…a talented CEO and Executive Team […]
Change Is Constant…So Why Is It Still Hard To Do?
For the next month, I’m detoxing to change my relationship with sugar. Since detoxing involves altering my behavior, and I work with executive leaders who champion change to achieve different outcomes, it got me to thinking about the art of change, its persistent presence and why it’s still hard to do even though it’s constant. […]
What I’ve Learned About Leading Change
The Bailey Group has undergone a number of changes in the past year including: – a complete overhaul of our brand – the launch of LEVERAGE integrated services for CEOs – hiring of a new senior consultant – expansion of our office space – installation of a new phone system – and too many more […]
A Moment of Truth
“What got us here won’t get us to where we want to go.” This common quote from CEOs is so true. We know that various phases of business maturation (entrepreneurial, standardization, and reinvention) require different leaders. What CEOs now critically face is the need to entirely transform their business, creating a unique value proposition, outcomes-based strategies […]