October 20, 2011
Research suggests the higher you go in an organization, the more EQ matters. In a study of more than 515 senior global executives, the most successful had the strongest emotional intelligence. (A recent Harvard University study reveals that 90% – 95% of one’s success in leadership positions in organizations is attributed to EQ or EI… Read more
October 16, 2011
In business, you need the right business tools and know-how to be successful. I just watched and listened to The Lean Startup, a visual book summary from fellow Vistage member Steve Cunningham. In a nutshell, businesses need to build, measure, and learn as fast as possible to increase their chances to create a sustainable business… Read more
September 28, 2011
For the first time in human history, there are four generations in the workforce. There are 44 million Traditionalists, 80 million Baby Boomers, 68 million Generation Xers and 72 million Millennials, or Gen Yers. There will be no escaping the demographic reality that in the very near future: 80 million retiring Baby Boomers and only… Read more
September 12, 2011
I laughed out loud when I read, “The 32 Dumbest Things That Real-Life Managers Said” in Geoffrey James blog. Here are my favorite top ten. Click the link to read all of them. They are funny because they are true! Which Tribal Leadership Stage do you think these managers are in? “Am I the only… Read more
July 16, 2011
In our Vistage meeting yesterday, I surveyed the CEOs and asked them for the best restaurants in NYC. Our speaker was from Los Angeles and wanted to take his wife out to dinner. For those that are not familiar with a Vistage meeting, this is a group of a dozen of Manhattan’s top business owners… Read more
June 23, 2011
John King and Dave Logan concluded after a ten year, 24,000-person study, that 75% of our corporate cultures are ineffective. In their NY Times bestselling book, Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization one of the great insights was that the 24% of organizations that were effective had one major difference—they met… Read more
June 17, 2011
The book, Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization, is the result of a 10 year study of over 24,000 people. Authors Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright guide leaders how to recognize their culture and what steps they can take to nudge their culture to higher performance, bit by… Read more
June 6, 2011
If you haven’t had the opportunity to read this book, it is now available in paperback and just hit #1 on amazon.com. Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright says that, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”. The authors show us how the developmental stages… Read more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvg9fSp1lEI&feature=youtu.be] “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead, US anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology (1901 – 1978) In Dave Logan’s newest TED talk, he teaches us how we can change the world—one triad at a time. Dave… Read more
May 10, 2011
Have the ideas from Tribal Leadership gotten a hold of you? Are you interested in becoming a more influential leader, having a great workplace culture, and moving your organization to the next level? Leadership in the 21st century is no longer about executives and senior managers dictating what needs to happen. Everyone can be (and arguably… Read more
