Moving From Management to Leadership

Converting complexity to clarity may be the most critical competency to move us from management effectiveness to leadership excellence. More »

Managing Talent Is Not That Hard

Attracting talented people, engaging them, inspiring high performance, rewarding and retaining them – maybe it’s become a leadership obsession and we’re struggling to see the forest for the trees? More »

Management Is Still Not Leadership

In more than four decades of studying businesses and consulting to organizations on how to implement new strategies, I can't tell you how many times I've heard people use the words "leadership" and "management" synonymously, and it drives me crazy every time. More »

How to Make Year-End Performance Appraisals a Constructive Event

It’s that time of year again. The time in the business world where managers and employees face, often with anxiety, year-end performance appraisals. The managerial challenge? How to make these evaluations a candid and constructive but not demotivating event. More »

Why Talent is Overrated in Leadership

Talent, in and of itself, is highly overrated. While not all leaders will develop their talents and abilities to the same level, all successful leaders more or less begin with the same foundation. Here’s the thing – most foundational elements of leadership r... More »