Next-Level Leadership Continuity
With the college football season upon us, and the weekly polls and rankings coming out today, I figured it was timely to do our own Leadercast “Top 10” for effective succession…
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Who’s Next? Why Succession Planning Can’t Wait
When I sat down to write this week’s blog on succession planning, my mind immediately went to HBO’s hit series Succession. The show follows media mogul Logan Roy and his four…
Fostering Hope During Uncertainty: A Leadership Reflection
“I’m sorry to tell you, but your daughter has cancer.”
A Dealer in Hope
Napoleon Bonaparte is attributed with the simple, yet profound and enduring quote, “A leader is a dealer in hope.” This quote is often referred to when identifying the…
Leadership in 2025: The CEO Playbook
As we enter 2025, the role of a CEO is more demanding—and more exciting—than ever. You are expected to drive digital transformation, lead with emotional intelligence, and navigate…
The Pause Principle: Stepping Back to Lead Forward
Over the past 30 years of coaching CEOs, senior teams and leaders around the globe, I’ve lost track of the number of times a high-achieving leader turned to me and asked,…
How to Start Building a Workplace Legacy
Almost everyone who enjoys their work wants to leave some sort of legacy —that is, to be remembered for something meaningful to themselves and others. In my work on succession…
Great Leaders Strive for Discipleship, Not Dictatorship
Leadership is about power —but not in an authoritarian way through which many bosses unfortunately operate. We all know, and likely have worked for, a man or a woman who thinks…
10 Steps to Establishing Fruitful Mentorship Relationships
As a new executive trainee in my first professional job after college, I had little understanding of what a mentor could do for me. I learned the hard way how a mentor can…