Saturday afternoon, August 14, 2010. I am on sacred ground… sacred that is, for many of the most committed, passionate professional football fans throughout America and around the world. The first preseason game of the Green Bay Packers will begin in 4 hours at revered Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Having lived in Dallas/Fort
As we discussed last week, IBM recently released an extensive study titled “Capitalizing on Complexity.” The study, conclusions and recommendation are based on face-to-face conversations with more than 1,500 CEOs worldwide. Not surprisingly, one of the major findings is that CEOs of ‘standout organizations’ are capitalizing on complexity by focusing on“Embodying Creative Leadership.” “Asked to
In his excellent book titled, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful, Marshall Goldsmith does an excellent job of explaining why virtually all successful people resist changes necessary to go from where they are (here), to where they want to go (there). Goldsmith calls this propensity ‘The Success Delusion.’ He writes,
A recent issue of Fortune Magazine featured an article entitled: Five Business Myths To Ditch Now. The author, Verne Harnish writes, “There’s nothing like humbling times to force chief executives [and other leaders] to let go of the sacred-cow ideas and grandiose illusions they’ve been harboring… and start building on reality.” The five myths –
For a number of reasons, I have been studying credible information in order to learn more and to better understand the who, what, when, where, why, how and potential future of organizations that are literally and radically changing the world. Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and thousands of other organizations are investing tens of billions of
IBM recently released an extensive and very thought-provoking study titled “Capitalizing on Complexity.” The study, conclusions and recommendation are based on face-to-face conversations with more than 1,500 CEOs worldwide. If there was ever a time when healthcare leaders throughout America need to capitalize on complexity, it is now! This study provides excellent food for thought,
Jack Dorsey, Founder and Chairman of Twitter and Co-Founder and CEO of Square, Inc. was interviewed recently on the Charlie Rose Show. Charlie Rose, a world-class conversationalist and discussion facilitator, interviews current and former heads of state, senior governmental officials from across the world, best selling authors, leading innovators and senior leaders in every imaginable
In order to be even modestly successful, healthcare leaders MUST become highly effective at influencing people who do not report to the healthcare leader. In my experience over 40 years in healthcare, one of the most fundamental and critical core competencies of exceptional healthcare leaders is their ability to positively influence people who do not report to
