Leadership Unmasked: Navigating the Gap Between Expectation and Experience

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We have a problem! We’re losing top leadership talent at an alarming rate. Gifted individuals are throwing in the towel and walking away. This global phenomenon is robbing organizations of visionaries and solution architects. But what is driving the exodus? Why are those with a calling to leadership choosing to give it away? […]

Five Leadership Anchors to Help You Scale the Heights – Not Hold You Down

At LCP Global, we talk about The 5 Leadership AnchorsTM. They’re central to our mission, and we use them often in our work with senior organizational leaders. Recently, I was asked why we call them anchors. From this person’s point of view, an anchor stops a ship in its tracks, holds it down, and keeps […]

What is leadership capacity and how do I get more of it?

What’s your leadership capacity like right now? Are you operating from a position of healthy margins, or is your tank running low? Many are talking about capacity in business, but what is leadership capacity, and how can you get more of it? You’ve probably already learned the hard way, that adding more to your schedule […]

Managing your expectations in the face of the workplace revolution

In this era of profound change in the world of work and the extended life expectancy of people, it’s not just a shift but a revolution. Improvements in healthcare and lifestyle are enabling people to live longer lives, and it’s not limited to so-called ‘Western’ or ‘developed’ nations; this is a global phenomenon. Add to […]

Adapt and Innovate: Why companies need to embrace failure to flourish.

The COVID-19 pandemic taught us a lot, not least how quickly a three- or five-year strategy can become redundant. We witnessed the unfortunate demise of thousands of businesses as long-term plans came to naught. However, a good number demonstrated tremendous resiliency principally by changing what they identified as their core indicators of success. Their ability […]

Closing the gap between strategy and execution

Worldwide, only 10% of businesses effectively implement their corporate strategies, which leaves a staggering 90% that never make it past the planning stage. Why? What’s going wrong? What’s causing the gap between strategy and execution? In our work with leaders at LCP-Global, while competency in a specific area may be evident, the prevailing issue is […]

Has the time come to revisit the way you set and pursue your goals?

How often do you set a goal for yourself, only to find that progress seems to be slow or non-existent, despite your best efforts? Or perhaps you aren’t clear on exactly what success looks like or how to measure it. Should this be where you’re finding yourself? Take heart knowing it’s not unusual and a […]

Are you in the right mood for decision making?

For Christmas 2019, I was given a set of Sony WH-1000XM3 noise-cancelling headphones by my son, Ryan. He knew I loved listening to music, and that these would be great to take with me on an airplane when travelling for business. They truly are remarkable. I turn them on, and all I hear is music. […]

Coaching leaders is about more than just enhancing their performance

Coaching is not as much a tool or process that supports leaders in making lasting changes in their lives, but an evolutionary journey that helps them to identify and clarify what is important to them, set goals, overcome obstacles, understand how to lead and mobilize others, and create action plans that keep them focused on […]

What your business is experiencing is normal… mostly.

Like relationships, no one really goes into business expecting it to fail. Yet, more than half of all businesses don’t survive beyond five years1. As a business owner you want to grow your business into one that’s thriving and profitable, often investing an immeasurable amount of time, money, sweat and tears to make this a […]