Specific challenges and action plans may vary across companies and industries, but the fundamental disciplines of management and leadership remain consistent.
As we enter 2012, opportunities for good leadership abound! In public and private sector organizations as well as in all levels of government, I sense a feeling of positive expectation. People are waiting for strong leaders to step into the voids with sound thinking, fearless vision, and relentless energy. Who will step up? Will it be you and the people in your organization? I hope so.
Building and nurturing a productive organization requires two important elements: (1) over-satisfying the needs of the customer and (2) creating a culture that fosters talent to accomplish #1. Specific challenges and action plans may vary across companies and industries, but the fundamental disciplines of management and leadership remain consistent. The articles in this year's edition of The CEO Advantage Journal reflect that consistency. This publication (now in its fourth year) has never purported to offer brilliant new methods; our intent is to offer reminders of simple, practical disciplines to leaders who desire to build their organizations toward greatness.
Many successful executives are surprised to find themselves very uncomfortable in what they thought was the “good life,” but this should be expected when the “good life” is the goal. The challenge is to find confidence in discomfort.
The words on a business card don’t make someone a leader. What does real leadership look like? The word itself offers an answer and a simple way to remember.
When business issues and family issues are the same thing, the challenges in each institution multiply. Adhering to three key disciplines will ensure that family remain allies and make life much easier for everyone involved.
As an author, speaker, TV commentator, and business professor, Jeffrey Pfeffer delights in challenging conventional wisdom when he thinks it is misguided. In this wide-ranging interview, he does just that.