Ideas that Matter

 “There are still days when I wake up feeling like a fraud, not sure I should be where I am.”                                                                        Source: Sheryl Sandberg The late Franciscan author Brennan Manning said that if you are serious about leadership authenticity, you must take off... read more

The Idea: According to author and psychologist Daniel Goleman, “emotional intelligence (EQ) accounts for 80 percent of career success.” Do you know without a shadow of a doubt that your interpersonal communications are effective, and do you believe you have... read more

The Idea: There is an expression attributed to the prominent writer Anaïs Nin: “We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.” Our preconceptions alter both the way we see the world and ourselves. After 30... read more

The Idea: Have we all been sold a lie? Maximizing shareholder value is not the only purpose of a company. The healthiest companies are purpose driven and operate with a holistic scorecard, serving a diverse group of stakeholders including the... read more

The Idea: We are all wired to embrace certainty; it’s biological and it protects us. We see it in religious communities, political parties, family gatherings and in most organizations. The feeling of uncertainty is uncomfortable, so we look for answers... read more

Why do most change initiatives fail to deliver on expectations? Organizational culprits include a lack of vision, an absence of accountability, and disjointed communication. But unhealthy leadership, surrounded by fear and insecurity, is the ultimate offender. Insecurities and a lack... read more

The Idea: Dee Hock, former CEO of Visa once shared, “the problem is never how to get new thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out.” I recently worked with a client that had previously enjoyed... read more

The Idea: Speed is transforming most industries, and agility is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Recent research by Deloitte and McKinsey uncovered that 90 percent of senior leaders highly value organizational agility, but only 10 percent see their... read more

The Idea: “How” we communicate, matters much more than “what” we communicate. When Magic Johnson announced his resignation as Lakers President of Basketball Operations, there weren’t gaggles of protestors demanding Magic Johnson return, but instead a chorus of disappointment about... read more

The Idea: Gary Hamel, one of the world’s leading experts on business strategy believes, “What ultimately constrains the performance of your organization is not its business model, nor its operating model, but its management model.” I live In Chicago, where... read more