Lead Change Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

That is why it was so heartening to see Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, stop publishing quarterly results back in 2010 and informing shareholders that “if they didn’t buy into this long-term value-creation model, which is equitable, which is shared, which is sustainable, then don’t put your money in our company.”

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Short-term Long-term Leadership Simon 220

Lead Change Blog

JULY 22, 2015

The thinking of “never enough information” causes us to believe our situation is full of ambiguity and stress, thus resulting in delayed decisions and project plans. A 2010 ACHE study of more than 42 organizations found that top performing leadership teams spent more time in project implementation than they did on project analysis.

Core Competence 150

Core Competence Metrics Stress Project 150

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

All of us are spending more time in meetings than we did five years ago, and this trend is expected to continue (Lee 2010). In both cases, Barbara and Steve plan not just for the meeting but how they will show up in the meeting. In the United States alone, there are 11 million meetings daily (Koehn 2013).

Participative 193

Participative Committee Energy Executive Coaching 193

Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Can you imagine what would happen if I went to the CEO and said, “I plan to spend 10 hours a day in a series of 45-minute one-on-one meetings talking about stuff that doesn’t add one whit of value to the company. As I witnessed the economic effect of this Open-Door Policy in action, it made no sense to me.

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Open-book Policies Self-aware Cost 260