Everyone Wants Transformation Until Something Has to Break
Transformation is one of those words we love to use in leadership.
Organizations launch transformation initiatives. Executives describe themselves as transformational leaders. Strategic plans promise transformational change.
It sounds bold, visionary, and exciting.
Until something has to break.
If you've ever dug yourself out of serious financial trouble, you know transformatio...
Leadership Requires Continual Reinvention
Last week, I had the privilege of serving as a visiting professor, speaking with a group of senior physician leaders at a wonderful medical school about one of my favorite leadership topics: identity.
As we explored leadership development together, one idea kept resurfacing. We often prepare leaders to gain new knowledge and develop new skills. Far less attention is given to somethin...
The Discipline Behind Better Decisions
High-performing leaders don't rely on good judgment alone.
They build processes that make good judgment more reliable.
No matter how experienced, intelligent, or accomplished we become, we're still human.
Emotion, urgency, assumptions, relationships, fatigue, and personal preferences influence how we interpret situations and make decisions.
We cannot eliminate those influences....
