Assessing Executive Style and Impact

Can CEO style become company culture? Have we overlooked the tell-tale signs that warn us in advance of substantial, incremental, and even discontinuous organizational change?

Five Interview Questions Prospective CEO’s Seldom Ask But Should

“It is standard wisdom to itemize and celebrate top leadership traits. That is often followed by a list of survival tips for managing the first year. Of course, both lists are offered after the fact. But neither compilation addresses before the fact. So hot and heady is the pursuit that we ignore or minimize the prospect of failure. The interview needs to be perceived as … [ Read more ]

The Power of Influence: The Model of the Trusted Advisor

There are at least five ways and techniques in which the trusted advisor employs his influence, and the key is to examine how it works, what forms it takes, and why it is effective. That may help to shape a model of the power of influence for others to emulate.