Recruiting Leaders – The Importance of Strategy and Execution

Recruiting-Leaders

A popular question used to assess senior leaders involves asking applicants to reflect upon why excellent strategy/policy ideas often fail in execution. Responses commonly focus on lack of support from key executives, gaps in consultations, lack of involvement of key stakeholders, a dispersion of responsibility for implementation across multiple divisions or agencies or changes to [...]

Leadership is Sexy, Management is for Drones

Hairy animal

Organizations have become so caught up in the “leadership” buzz that “management” has been pushed into the background. However, the separation of management from leadership can harm an organization and devalue the art of management which simultaneously demands five different mindsets.

Poor Performance: Managers are Not Exempt

Poor Performance

Managerial inaction can work against the espoused excellence values of an organization. Managers are often unaware of the impact of their behavior. Poor performance by managers is more often an issue of omission than overt actions. You need to be aware, as a manager, of the message that your inaction may convey.