When I started at Intel, there was a principle called ‘Assume Responsibility’. It meant if you find a problem, assume responsibility for it and either fix it or find the right person to…
Leadership
I recently wrote about being too driven. Earlier in my career I prided myself on my drive and work ethic. I felt I could get anything done. I described how effective leaders evolve…
Can you be too driven? When I began my career at Intel, this seemed to be impossible. I moved from a sleepy industrial giant called Rolls-Royce to Intel, a company that couldn’t be…
The overriding context for this year’s leadership themes remains the pandemic. It’s not new anymore, but it will continue to have the biggest influence on our working and personal environments. As you’ll see…
Leading change can be a very frustrating experience. You can clearly see what others need to change and yet the change doesn’t happen. They may even appear to want to change. You might…
In my last Leadership Insights article I discussed the challenge of assessing whether a project is on track. In fact, I highlighted the focus in many projects is on the wrong thing. They…
I’ve sat through countless project reviews where progress updates are provided about whether items are on track. It can be a tense meeting with project managers defending their updates against a barrage of…
I recently returned from a highly enjoyable and successful summit of Mt. Shuksan in the North Cascades National Park, north of Seattle. It was a three day trip that involved hiking in to…
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…
I recently climbed Mt Hood, the beautiful 11,000 ft peak that overlooks Portland. Like any similar adventure the trip was full of leadership lessons. Here are a few that stick in my mind…