Leading Blog
MARCH 6, 2023
And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. She says, “I translated his sage advice to mean put your focus on followership, not politics.” How do we do that?
In the CEO Afterlife
AUGUST 7, 2011
by John • August 7, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. Fortunately I don’t take myself as seriously as I did in my business days; I no longer fret about my insecurities or fear the political animals lurking in the hallowed hallways of the Zurich head office. December 2011. November 2011.
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You're Not the Boss of Me
JULY 13, 2013
This post is from June, 2011. I suspect most of them have something to do with internal politics, bureaucracy, or perhaps a belief that the more complicated or obscure the language, the more important the message. Taking the hammer out of the communication toolbox allows for more open and meaningful conversation.
Chris Brady
DECEMBER 30, 2010
Perhaps the best course of action (and I can hardly believe I'm writing the words) is to line up with everyone else and set some 2011 goals for ourselves. Goals must have a specific time period And now for some subtle nuances that will help make your 2011 goals more achievable: 1. So why fight it? Goals must be prominent 9.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 22, 2011
During the presentation the CEO was polite, if noncommittal. But if your employees take a risk and fail, and you come down on them like a hammer, guess what? Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative.
Chris Brady
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
In a good stab at such misguided beliefs, Audi basically tried to sell an awesome car to people fed up with getting in trouble with the viciously politically correct. Government is like a sledge hammer. I am okay with this view, though the imagery was still very scary.
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