Are you a “magnetic leader,” the kind that draws others to you? If not, are there behaviors and skills that you can work on that would enable you to be more magnetic whilst driving results? Those questions were recently put to 24 high-ranking corporate leaders that I had the sincere pleasure of spending two days […]
If you were given the role of CEO of a company and put into a high-stress situation where you had 10 minutes to: allocate your limited resources (time, people, raw materials…) strategically deliver innovative, high-quality products get the products to your customers on time fix any product failures and ultimately meet all of the terms […]
I was having lunch recently with a CEO of a private company who I am fortunate to have as a friend and he mentioned the concept of “valor in leadership.” He was concerned that it was, in essence, becoming a lost art. When I gave my mind permission to wander off to images of valor […]
If there is one area where I think extraverts actually do have a leg-up on introverts in business it’s this: they are much more comfortable being visible and attracting attention. Whereas introverts generally prefer to be alone or in groups of two or three people with whom they are very comfortable, extraverts get their energy […]
I was fortunate in many ways to “grow up” in my career within a “Giant.” The $750 million dollar business unit I led had major competitors, but we were the leader in our industry. Given that the products I was responsible for were all FDA-regulated, our marketing revolved around the art and science of relationships…and […]
When it comes to motivating others, it’s all in your approach and in being true to yourself… Last week when I shared The Introvert’s Guide to Leadership I mentioned that I would be going more in-depth on each important point because there just wasn’t enough room in one blog post to do each topic justice. […]
The good news: every organization – be it a business, division, department, project, group, or team – has the ability create predictable success. The bad news: it requires a lot of work, some early struggle, includes a period of fun, and finally a trip through some white-water to get there. How do I know? I […]
I’ve wanted to write this blog post for a while, and I was happy to see that the issue of introversion in leadership became a meaty topic at Leadership Chat Tuesday night. I had raised it as an issue because a CEO I work with had said that a very senior level executive on her […]
I am in Boston today for the wake and funeral of my beloved grandmother, the matriarch of my Italian family. Her name was Antonina Rose and she had an inspiringly feisty spirit. She taught me many things over the years, including what it means to be a strong yet passionate woman. You see, my grandfather […]
It can’t be escaped – the impact of corporate culture on talent management and organizational success, that is. Even this weekend as I was sipping hot chocolate at Starbucks while talking with a goddess friend it came up in conversation. She took a fabulous new VP of Marketing job at a well-known, successful company working […]