Mind the GAAP – Leadership and the Growing Importance of Intangible Value
So what is all this fuss about leadership? For years Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or GAAP have been central to measuring a company’s value. Yet, today, what sets the best organizations apart from others is intangible value. The graphic below shows the rising importance of such value across various industries. Now the question becomes, what […]
Continue ReadingLeaders Understand The Power of Momentum
Merriam Webster defines momentum as “the strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events.” Inherent in this definition is a secret that the best leaders know. These leaders understand it is not about having the perfect strategy or plan. Assuredly strategic focus and planning are critical, but at the end of […]
Continue ReadingThe Heart of Executive Success
One question most executives continuously ask is ‘how can I/we be more effective in growing our business or fulfilling our mission?’ While such reflection can lead to more innovative approaches, often it causes undue stress. This pressure comes from the belief that most senior leaders have that greater success is on their shoulders alone. And […]
Continue ReadingAttention Leaders – These Three Moves Will Solve Most of Your Problems
In my last post, I shared the opportunity Authentic Courageous Leaders leverage when they honor and explore the reactions of others, as well as their own. In this post, let’s talk about how organizations can create contexts that reduce the reactions themselves. In fact, these three leadership moves can melt many of the triggers that […]
Continue ReadingAuthentic Courageous Leaders Leverage Drama
Recently, I was having a conversation with one of my clients about the increasing ambiguity, complexity, and pace executives deal with every day. At one point, he said, ‘David, I would say fifty percent of my time each day revolves around cleaning up drama.’ When I told him to share more, he indicated that other’s […]
Continue ReadingPostulates of Authentic Courageous Leadership
I have pointed in earlier posts that the world is craving greater leadership. And for the most part, up till recently, we have misunderstood the true path of leadership development. In this post, I offer some pointings that support the unfoldment of Authentic Courageous Leadership. When followed these will dramatically increase your capacity to be […]
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