Aug
18
How CEOs can detect and address underperformance in their leaders
A summary of my interview with the Globe & Mail newspaper.
16 min read
leadership skills
Jul
16
Learning cultures and their leaders
Edgar Schein's definition of a learning culture, and the unique leadership skills needed to foster it.
10 min read
Jul
02
My leadership philosophy - Part 8: Culture is the scorecard
Societal culture shapes how we define effective and ineffective leadership.
24 min read
Apr
24
Linking to organizational values: A pragmatic tool for leaders
Linking their decisions, rationale, and challenges to organizational values is a powerful way for leaders to create alignment.
4 min read
Apr
14
'Bulldozed': The line between power struggle and mistreatment
I worked with an executive recently who over the course of several conversations used the word ‘bulldozed’ to describe how
11 min read
Mar
19
An interview with Jack Hanratty: On rugby, high-performance coaching, & Canadian Olympic dreams
I had the great pleasure to speak with Jack Hanratty recently. He's the former head coach of the
8 min read
Feb
27
Lingering questions about interactional, goal, and system tension
In my last article, I introduced three ways leaders might challenge teams to the limit of performance. Each approach requires
10 min read
Feb
13
Three ways leaders can challenge for higher performance: Interactional, goal, and system tension
In several past articles I’ve discussed how leaders can challenge team members effectively (see planning the push, avoiding relentless
15 min read
Mar
01
Can we talk about relentless goal pressure?
A few years ago, I worked with an executive in the US. He told me how his company tended to
10 min read