RIM/Blackberry is at a Critical Leadership Crossroad
These “dog days of summer” are hot and tense times here in our community of Waterloo Region for our biggest local employer and benefactor, Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM). The company is a...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Showed How Towering Strengths Overshadow Weaknesses
This month’s release of release of “Jobs” the biographical drama film starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs shows our continuing interest in this extraordinary leader. Jobs disrupted and redefined the...
View ArticleBack to Learning and Leading
September heralds “Back to School” for many students and parents. This is also a great time of year for leaders and leadership teams to refocus on learning and development. Exceptional leaders are...
View ArticleDon’t be Fooled into Focusing on Weaknesses
April 1 as April Fool’s Day or All Fools’ Day can be traced back to the Roman festival of Hilaria and the Medieval Feast of Fools or the Feast of the Ass dating from the fifth century in various...
View ArticleVideo Clip: Towering Strengths Overshadow Weaknesses
As I outlined in “Exceptional Leaders Aren’t Well Rounded” and “Outstanding Major League Baseball Players Aren’t Well Rounded” extraordinary leaders aren’t defined by the absence of weaknesses but the...
View ArticleWebinar: 10 Distinctive Behaviors of Highly Innovative Leaders
Decades ago pioneering leadership researcher and author, Warren Bennis, declared, “The organizations of the future will increasingly depend on the creativity of their members to survive.” The future is...
View ArticleGood Question: Following Up our Essential Elements Webinar
Last month I delivered a 45 minute webinar on Essential Elements of Leadership, Coaching, and Culture Development (click the link to review the archived session). This was followed by 15 minutes of...
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