article thumbnail

Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Compelling evidence indicates that leadership moderates company performance and results. But, maybe you feel the importance of effective leadership is often overstated and are somewhat skeptical of the real impact leadership has on a business. Great leaders achieve great results and create great company cultures.

article thumbnail

4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

Effective leadership is communication. A few things about effective leadership communication are proven based on several studies over the past two decades. With these recommendations, you can focus on the critical few proven leadership communication solutions that create business results. Why Leadership Communication Matters.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Fixing the Gender Imbalance in Health Care Leadership

Harvard Business

These numbers point to a clear need for better representation of female physicians in leadership. Before they can make progress, healthcare organizations need to see how well (or poorly) women are represented among their leadership. Men and women alike should work to enhance gender diversity in leadership. Quantification.

article thumbnail

Designing Strategic Organizations: The New Work of Executives and HR (Kesler and Kates, People & Strategy, 2010)

Kates Kesler

People & Strategy, 2010. We long have been fascinated by the overlap between leadership and organization development. HR can play a role here by challenging the leadership team to make the trade-offs necessary to create a concise, yet robust, set of design criteria. Greg Kesler and Amy Kates.

article thumbnail

Why Leaders Need To Take A Hike

Organizational Talent Consulting

What if I told you that your greatest leadership challenge isn't what you think it is? There is no shortage of challenges and stress in leadership. Leadership can appear to force a choice between spending time to achieve professional success or personal significance. The newly promoted executive was on the edge of burnout.

Journal 59
article thumbnail

Why Aren’t There More Asian Americans in Leadership Positions?

Harvard Business

According to 2010 data from the U.S. Yet this narrative around Asians’ success obscures the fact that they are underrepresented in leadership positions, a phenomenon referred to as the “bamboo ceiling.” Why aren’t Asian Americans advancing into leadership positions? Stereotypes About Asian Americans.

article thumbnail

Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Due to the boom of the internet, nearly one third of apparel and footwear was sold online in 2018 (vs 1% in 2010). Another example could be where one segment may be very sensitive to price and always buy merchandise on sale, whereas the other may value time over savings and typically pay full price. Psychographic segmentation.

Apparel 103