Leadership Archives - Strategic Leadership

25 Feb

Former Facebook HR Exec Says Many Bosses Too Uncomfortable To Ask Hugely Important Question

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership, Personal Development, Training

Former Facebook HR Exec Says Many Bosses Too Uncomfortable To Ask Hugely Important Question - When she works with employees itching to take the next step in their careers, Sarah Wagener likes to ask a simple question: "Do you believe you've mastered your current role?"Typically, the answer is no.

18 Feb

Strategy In An Uncertain World

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership, VUCA

Strategy In An Uncertain World - In a world that is characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA), we can question whether the idea of strategy as we have known it for long is still valid. After all, under such challenging conditions, it is far from obvious that...

11 Feb

Turnaround Strategies For Dysfunctional Teams

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership

Turnaround Strategies For Dysfunctional Teams - Incoming executives may inherit less-than-effective leadership teams when they take over. Three common dysfunctions include collective delegation upward in an attempt to avoid accountability, low collective energy, and organisation silos. Some turnaround strategies for new executives to deal with dysfunctional teams and boost...

04 Feb

New Leadership Competencies For VUCA

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership, VUCA

The annual Global Peter Drucker Forum has become the management conference of the year. It is dubbed the “Davos” of Management Conferences and features the “Who’s Who” of management thinkers. It is a result of Richard Straub’s conviction and tireless efforts to continue the legacy of Peter Drucker (1909-2005)....

21 Dec

Transparency Is Key to Building Trust in Business

By Kate Tuck
In Business, Trust

Transparency Is Key to Building Trust in Business - When an engine exploded on Qantas flight QF32 on Nov. 4, 2010, endangering the lives of 469 passengers and crew, the plane’s captain, Richard de Crespigny, didn’t curse, panic, or pray. Instead, he relied on the supreme trust he had...

17 Dec

Why Warmth Is the Underappreciated Skill Leaders Need

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership

Why Warmth Is the Underappreciated Skill Leaders Need When it comes to success in leadership, there has never been just one playbook. Some leaders are extroverts, natural mentors, and charismatic speakers; others prefer to lead by example and take a more hands-off approach. There is, however, one simple fact that leaders...

10 Dec

A Brilliant Lesson in Emotional Understanding from Microsoft’s CEO

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership

Companies are encouraged to get ever-larger, yet is there really much evidence that big is often better? Big certainly makes a few people richer, but that's not quite the same thing. For years, indeed, Microsoft was famous for using its size to bully the reluctant into using the often...

03 Dec

Four Ways CEOs Can Lead With Empathy

By Kate Tuck
In CEO, Leadership

Many years ago, I was elected president of our company’s field leadership association. Brimming with new ideas about how to make our company better, I attended a strategic planning meeting between field officers and company executives and felt my innovative contributions were dazzling. On the drive home I asked...

29 Oct

Don’t Just Tell Employees Changes Are Coming – Explain Why

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership, Vision & Purpose

Employees around the world are reporting that big organisational changes are affecting their jobs. From leadership transitions and restructurings, to mergers and acquisitions, to regulatory changes, there seems to be constant unrest in the workforce. But according to one survey of more than half a million U.S. employees, almost one-third don’t understand...

22 Oct

Why Vulnerability is Essential to Becoming a Great Leader

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership

It's not fear that gets in the way of daring leadership. It's our armour. I’ve spent twenty years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and I recently completed a seven-year study on brave leadership that was built around the following driving question: What, if anything, about the way people are...