business leaders Archives - Strategic Leadership

24 May

Leaders need to fundamentally change their ways of working

In Change, Leadership, VUCA

Leaders need to fundamentally change their ways of working - Interestingly at the same time as this traditional capitalist view grows in strength we are seeing a rise in consciousness in the global population. Organisational profit and country GDP are NOT sufficient foundations for humanity’s future on this planet....

06 Apr

4 Behaviours That Help Leaders Manage a Crisis

In Leadership

4 Behaviours That Help Leaders Manage a Crisis - The roles and responsibilities of business leaders have dramatically changed in the past few weeks. Before COVID-19, CEOs and other executives in high-growth companies were focused on fostering innovation, driving revenue, and gaining market share. Today, many of those same...

25 Mar

Unpopular Advice For CEOs Leading Change: Slow Down

In CEO, Change

Unpopular Advice For CEOs Leading Change: Slow Down - Another day, another change. Such is a day in the life of every CEO and senior executive I encounter. Consider one client, a senior vice president of sales at a global payments company experiencing her second company restructuring in...

09 Jul

8 Shifts That Will Take Your Strategy Into High Gear

In Strategy

Developing a great strategy starts with changing the dynamics in your strategy room. Here’s how. Many strategy planning processes begin with a memo like the one below. Such missives lead managers to spend months gathering inputs, mining data, scanning the marketplace for opportunities and threats, and formulating responses. In the...