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Why Follow When You Can Lead?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Leadership doesn't come from a title, and exceptional leaders put their team and its mission first. As we have been celebrating another Memorial Day in the US, I've been thinking about self-sacrifice in leadership and doing some research. Why Leadership Self-Sacrifice Matters. Leadership involves the influence of followers.

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Strategic Alignment Does Not Mean Agreement

LSA Global

What Strategic Alignment Can Do for Your Business The power of strategic alignment occurs when every part of the organization is working in a unified fashion to implement the “intentions” that define the business strategy in a way that makes sense to the business AND the people. to-1 Leadership Effectiveness 8.71-to-1

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Top 3 Strategic Expectations for Leaders

LSA Global

Most companies take it for granted that their top leaders can operationally handle the day-to-day leadership pressures required to meet short-term targets, establish a high performance culture to engage and retain top talent, and simultaneously be masters of their area of expertise. Here is what we mean.

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3 Strategies for Overcoming the Internal Struggle of Crisis Ready Resistance

Melissa Agnes

Gaining internal buy-in from the right people to implement a crisis ready culture can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. Leadership’s role in becoming crisis ready. In order to implement a crisis ready culture, let’s face it, the organization needs full buy-in from, and support of, leadership.

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Why We Keep Hiring Narcissistic CEOs

Harvard Business

When discussing the future of leadership, most conversations focus on bright-side traits. The other half is understanding what leaders should not do, which begs the question of how the dark side of leadership will evolve (or devolve) in the future. Leadership is changing — fast. Consider the case of narcissistic CEOs.

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5 Practical Ways to Engage a Geographically Distributed Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DATASTAX

Harvard Business

Like many technology companies, DataStax competes with some of the world’s largest enterprises for top talent. We’ve come to realize that much of that talent is located outside of Silicon Valley, and even outside of the typical urban areas where a company might naturally look for new talent.

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PR Agencies Need to Be More Diverse and Inclusive. Here’s How to Start.

Harvard Business

In January, fashion retailer H&M came under fire for an advertisement featuring a young black boy in a green hoodie bearing the words “coolest monkey in the jungle.” The CEOs also told me that retention of diverse talent was particularly challenging.

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