Lead Change Blog
APRIL 10, 2018
The CEO always agreed. If the greater good couldn’t be quantified in a cost benefit analysis, it wasn’t important. “Cash is kind” was the CFO’s favorite go-to line when vetoing spending requests. Therefore, over time, “make money” became the company’s informal mantra. Over time, company culture changed too.
Lead Change Blog
JULY 19, 2017
When Rich Teerlink was the CEO of Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson, he began large meetings with Harley dealers with the words, “Here is something I screwed up on…and what I learned from it.” “Witness” leaders create an atmosphere of perpetual experimentation that compels employees to innovate.
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Marshall Goldsmith
DECEMBER 29, 2016
For example, take the following case study: One person is a senior vice president, two levels down from the CEO. One person is the administrative assistant to the CEO. Don’t assume that executives can automatically ‘make the connection’ between the benefit to your unit and the benefit to the larger corporation.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2010
As much as you may wish it wasn’t so, as a CEO you’re really only as good as your last decision. As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills.
Marshall Goldsmith
NOVEMBER 26, 2010
It made me realize that I rarely encounter self-confidence problems in my work with CEOs and potential CEOs. The best that you can do as a leader is to gather all of the information that you can (in a timely manner), do a cost-benefit analysis of potential options, use your best judgment. This was a great question.
Mills Scofield
JANUARY 22, 2012
In November, I spoke with Bernard Charlès , CEO of Dassault Systèmes , (DS), creator of 3D simulation products for manufacturing to life sciences. I’ve wondered about the cost-benefit equation of in vs. outsourcing for a while.
Skip Prichard
AUGUST 25, 2019
CEO John Stumpf set the tone. We try to help leaders make a very rational cost/benefit analysis about what clinging to the raft is costing them. But for more than ten years, anyone who called attention to the blatant gaming was either ignored or actively silenced. That often creates the motivation to change.
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