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The Cobbler’s Children Go Barefoot

Like the cobbler, who does not see that only his children do not have shoes, executive leadership teams that fail to put themselves under the critical lens of continuous improvement miss the opportunity to own the transformation they so often ask of others. Learn the signs of a resistant executive…

Tags | effective executive teams, executive excellence, executive leadership, executive ownershift, high performance executive teams

In some organizations, the official word is, “We trust you, you are our most important asset”, yet through unwritten rules and actions, they say, “We do not really trust you and in fact, if you want something, you have to go up three levels in the organization to get approval…

Tags | effective executive, effective leadership, executive ownershift, highly effective leadership teams, ownership, ownership culture, trust

Miserable or Magnificent Failure?

We are all going to fail, at many aspects of life and business. While failing is an unavoidable fact of life, we can choose how we fail. A leader’s role is to help people fail magnificently. How about you, and your leadership team – in what ways are you supporting…

Tags | effective leadership teams, executive leadership, executive ownershift, failing successfully, high performance culture, learning from mistakes, magnificent failure, miserable failure

The Executive Team Nest

Nesting behaviors can attach to any organizational team or function in your business. When nesting creeps into your executive team (or any other team for that matter), the team is not playing at its best. This puts your entire organization at risk. How do you ensure that nesting does not…

Tags | effective leadership teams, effective teams, executive breakthroughs, executive ownershift, high performance cultures, high performance executive teams, high performance leadership, performance

Better Vision Builds a Better Future

Vision is a team sport, where every member must contribute to its growth. How does the strength of your organizational vision and all that it influences create a competitive advantage for you?

Tags | effective leadership, executive agenda, executive leadership, executive ownershift, vision, visionary leader, visionary leadership

All the best to infinity & beyond

Embracing the spirit of unity and practicing meaningful collaboration, repeated over many generations, could become helpful habits for those who will make that very long journey, some generations from now. Every small action in this direction helps, and perhaps at some point in the distant future, those in front of…

Tags | collaboration, cooperation, executive ownershift, Proxima Centauri, unity, working together

Frauen, fast eine Liebeserklärung

I could not help but think about the actress’s backstory, that only a few in the audience were aware of. 25 years earlier, I sat at her family’s dining room table, in a small Black Forest village, listening to Angela’s parents encourage her to pursue a real career, something more…

Tags | creativity, executive ownershift, passion, resilience

Must-Win Battle Scorecard

Last week I shared questions that help leadership teams reflect on their business performance, lessons learned, and missed opportunities. Here’s a highly effective framework that leadership teams can use to address and review their must-win battles.

Tags | effective executive, effective executive teams, effective leadership, executive ownershift, high performance, high performance culture, strategic leadership

Rewards and Revenue from Reflection

Poor leadership team reflection leads to minimal or no learning which leads to little or no changes and sets a non-productive standard for reflection across your entire organization. Here are ideas to ensure your leadership team sets a best-in-class example for their reflection efforts.

Tags | best practices, executive ownershift, high performance leadership, leadership team performance, lessons learned, performance, reflection

Executive Ownershift

How does your leadership team play the game, with a systematic approach to success or is everyone trying to be "the star" on the court? If you’re a senior leader and interested in exchanging ideas from your leadership team success playbook, I’ll be happy to share my playbook with you.…

Tags | effective executive, effective executive teams, effective leadership, executive ownershift, high performance