CEO Archives - Strategic Leadership

11 May

Restarting after the crisis

In CEO, Change

Restarting after the crisis - As governments in Europe announce plans to end the lockdown, a new phase in the COVID-19 pandemic is upon us. It is a time for hope but also for caution. The end of the lockdown will not spell a return to the old “normal”,...

23 Sep

Jack Ma’s Leadership Approach

In Chris Atkinson, Leadership

Jack Ma's Leadership Approach by Chris Atkinson - At his retirement party, Jack Ma stepped onstage to celebrate Alibaba’s 20th anniversary looking every inch the rock star complete with a leather jacket, shades, guitar, and jewellery. He sang and spoke to an emotional crowd in Hangzhou, China. It's fair to...

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...

10 Dec

A Brilliant Lesson in Emotional Understanding from Microsoft’s CEO

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

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...

09 Aug

Think Like A CEO Before Acting Like A CHRO

In CEO, HR

HR has a connection to every department and goes beyond the administrative call of duty, embracing a relationship with each person in an organisation. It is that very connection and understanding that affords HR professionals the ability to become more engaged with the business. The majority of CEOs...

23 Apr

The biggest problem in your company no one wants to talk about – The Trust Gap

In Culture

Chris Willis explores the biggest problem in your company that no one wants to talk about - The Trust Gap - Maybe Machiavelli was right.... The thought crept into my head as I sat at my tiny desk overlooking Wall Street. It was a bright fall afternoon, but doubt and the...