It is natural to seek certainty and stability, and yet the past 18 months have been anything but. Back in July, we were celebrating a return to normalcy with the much diminished impact…
Complexity
Our evolving environment is placing increased demands and challenges on the modern leader. By modern leader, I mean a leader who is well equipped to navigate the increasingly uncertain, complex and fast changing…
Going against the herd is usually seen as a high risk strategy. Why would everyone else be wrong? I tend to think of contrarians as courageous and supremely confident. It isn’t easy standing…
These are uncertain times. We are navigating a pandemic, the scale of which we haven’t seen in a 100 years. The US election is not completely resolved with uncertainty about what happens next. On top of…
The world around us is changing quickly and becoming more complex. This is having a profound impact on how each of us leads. What worked in the past most likely will not work…
As we come to end of the year, this is a good time to reflect on some of the key leadership themes that have captured my attention. It is easy to pick on…
My clients are all crazy busy. There isn’t a single one who’s bored and wish they had more to do. They are trying to manage everything that is coming at them. Last week…
You’ve just finished addressing a problem, things are finally quieting down, and then it happens. One of your direct reports comes into your office to give you the bad news. There is a…
It is a contradiction, how can we be patient and display urgency at the same time? This question came up in a workshop this week. We were discussing the facets of Adaptive Leadership. …