What happens when our morals are detached from our business?
While working in the U.S during the Global Financial Crisis that occurred in 2008/09, I saw the collapse of the housing market, severe falls on Wall Street, companies letting go th
Is it possible to lead when your values are in conflict with the organization?
Ninety-five percent of the eighty Board Chairs, CEOs, executives and senior leaders responding to the LCP Global 2018 Leadership Survey agreed there is a link between character and
When leadership means something different
Culture significantly influences how the following statements are made, and how people respond to them. “We should take the initiative” “We should wait until we are asked for
How serving others can be the foundation of our success
I have observed that for many people it is easy for their focus to shift from serving a need (outward orientation) to serving themselves (inward orientation), often causing a signi
Responding to organizational decline from the inside
Feeling stuck in an organization that seems to be going downhill is not fun! Growing frustration with the lack of accountability and poor performance by leaders has led to a signif
What do narcissistic leaders and the bottom-line have in common?
In a series of studies on narcissism, Professor Alex Frino, Dean of the Macquarie School of Management, concluded that “there was a clear correlation between the level of CEO
How the dance of chaos and order can unleash new ideas
In Leadership & the New Science, Wheatley explores a perspective on leadership rarely heard. Pushing us beyond Sir Isaac Newton’s mechanistic theories of why things work the
What does it mean to lead courageously?
In 2007, Robert Eckert, the CEO of Mattel Toys, chose not to recall millions of toys he learned had contained excessive lead. Instead of taking responsibility for the products an