Leadership Inspirations – Incompetence Begets Incompetence

“Incompetency begets incompetency. The last thing a guy who isn’t sure of himself wants is a guy backing him up who is sure of himself.” Lee Iacocca former President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Chrysler Corporation The sad fact is that this situation occurs all too often. Instead of nurturing their rising stars, insecure […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 24 – The Influence of Personal Alignment on Organizational Performance

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag posts on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 24 – The Influence of Personal Alignment on Organizational Performance examines three personal alignment […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 4b – An Interview with Tony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend: Leading by the Power of Your Word, part 2 of 2

Tony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend and Associate Professor at Cornell University where he teaches organizational behavior, negotiation, and leadership, shares with us his insights regarding: the manager’s dilemma, where managers find themselves in a position of having to promote a senior’s position that is seemingly misaligned with the organization’s and/or their personal values, the impact of generational differences on realization of the integrity dividend, and the magnitude of the impact and how to recover from a perceived misalignment between a manager’s words and deeds.

Leadership Inspirations – Playing the Cards You Are Dealt

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.” Josh Billings American Humorist (1818 – 1885) Executives, managers, and supervisors assuming a new role inherit with it the employees of their predecessors. And whether super stars, solid performers, or those needing special attention, each individual possesses unique knowledge and skills, […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 4a – An Interview with Tony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend: Leading by the Power of Your Word, part 1 of 2

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag posts on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 4a – An Interview with Tony Simons, author of The Integrity Dividend: Leading […]

StrategyDriven Podcast – 2008 Business Podcast of the Year Nomination

I’d like to thank you, our listeners, for your support in helping the StrategyDriven Podcast to consistently achieve one of the top three monthly business podcast rankings on Podcast Alley. This recognition significantly contributes to our credibility and has strengthened our community by attracting an ever increasing number of StrategyDriven Podcast listeners and quality contributors. […]

Leadership Inspirations – Think Action, Act Thoughtfully

“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.” Henry Bergson Chair of Modern Philosophy, College of France and Winner of the 1927 Nobel Peace Prize in Literature

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 23 – Introduction to Frame of Mind Coaching

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve better results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag posts found on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 23 – Introduction to Frame of Mind Coaching examines the unique process of […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 22 – Identify the Hidden Drivers, part 3 of 3

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 22 identifies ten questions to explore when seeking to identify both documented and undocumented hidden performance drivers and recaps the key concepts presented in the hidden drivers trilogy.

Leadership Inspirations – Dangers of Asking the Wrong Question

“The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.” Peter Drucker ‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002