Three considerations for getting the right people in the right seats
It is well known that one of the key roles for executive leaders is getting the right people in the right seats. And, it is clear that this is easier said than done. Barb Krantz Taylor provides some strategic considerations for getting this right.
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Hidden Talents, Hidden Liabilities: How you can better predict leadership strengths and downsides
The talent you choose for your leadership team is critical to the organization’s success. The costs of a wrong choice are high, in dollars and time, but also in the emotional costs to you and others.
Succession Planning – A Dream or a Nightmare?
I found the Harvard Business Review article “A CEO’s Personality Can Undermine Succession Planning” an interesting read, and it raised a question for me: How can the issues described by the authors (having no succession plan or successor, going through the motions of designating a successor, designating the wrong successor, or undermining or discrediting the […]
How to Avoid a Bad Hiring Decision
One of the most difficult conversations I have with CEOs and other senior executives is when a new leader, who seemed so promising during the interview process, shows up “differently” on the job. The confident, outgoing, leader-like candidate becomes a narcissistic bully The respectful, people-focused candidate can’t handle conflict or make tough decisions The smart, […]
Should They Stay or Should They Go? Five Ways Personality Assessments Can Help with Your Decision
Let’s say there is a leader who reports to you, who you have doubts about. In fact, your instincts are telling you that his or her performance is bad enough that perhaps they need to be helped to “find new opportunities elsewhere.” But here’s the stickler: Others do not share your opinion. In fact, others […]
CEO Search is a Three Step Process
Serving on a search committee tasked with hiring a new CEO is not for the faint of heart. It’s an exhaustive process and it’s right up there with parenting in regards to being thankless. If you get it right, you may get a few small kudos, but if you get it wrong, you’ll likely be […]