Leading Blog
JULY 23, 2021
Most people grapple with multiple disruptions, from hybrid teams to restructuring, digital transformations, and mergers and acquisitions. Being indebted to someone provides an opportunity to support them, which creates a bond of trustworthiness. Changes have never been at a higher rate or faster pace than they are right now.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 4, 2021
I once had a client call me and say, “My boss just told me that there is going to be a major restructure and a significant downsizing. Bonding over stories can be a great way to create common ground. An important job of an authentic leader is to genuinely lead your team through the disappointments and regain hope.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 21, 2011
You could even argue that there's a bit of a haircut going on since longer-dated, lower-interest bonds are presumably worth less than shorter-dated bonds with higher rates. Governments seldom succeed in bucking the bond markets, which so memorably impressed the American political consultant and Clinton adviser James Carville.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2016
For advice on how to handle it better, I turned to executives who have conversations on some of the trickiest topics in an organization: trust on teams, organizational restructuring, and addressing underperformance. Difficult conversations can actually strengthen personal bonds if you handle them well.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 26, 2014
Argentina lost big to a group of American “vulture” hedge funds in court last week, when the Supreme Court declined to reconsider an appeals court decision that the funds had the right to demand that the country make good on a bunch of old bonds they owned even though it long ago renegotiated the terms of that debt with most creditors.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 16, 2013
The contraction in the Greek banking system, brought about by the crisis, the restructuring of Greek banks, and the imposition of Basel III regulations, has been aggravated by a warrant scheme aimed to support investing in banks rather than the creation of aggregate credit. The second thing needed for the green shoots to grow is money.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
This management team, like many others, has fought to increase profitability through business transformation, restructuring, and cost-cutting, without devoting much thought to keeping employees engaged and connected. The reality is that the two don’t necessarily go together. Another CEO declared that “Leadership is a contact sport.”
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