Valuable Insights for Today's Leaders

So, you want to become a board member. Here’s what you need to know.
I am often asked, “What should I do to obtain a position on a board?” Build your brand as someone who will provide value and expertise to a company through board membership.

How involving your employees in strategy discussions will help your business get through the pandemic
Remember the ABCs of decision-making. Your employees will feel engaged and your organization will achieve better results.

COVID-19 pandemic defense needs better leadership
What leaders say or don’t say has a very strong influence on those they lead. Leaders should do what is right, even if some of those they lead disagree.

So, you want to write a business column? Here are 5 tips to help ensure success
I have been asked many times how I find topics to write about. To mark the occasion of my sixth anniversary for writing in The Business Journals, I thought I would share some advice to those who aspire to write.

What Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein can teach us about networking and risk-taking
Get out of your comfort zone. Introduce yourself to someone new. By doing so, you never know what opportunities might open for you.

When a policy is challenged, CEOs need a better response than, ‘Well, that’s just the way it is’
Employees occasionally question the need for certain policies that impede their work. CEOs need to listen and respond in the appropriate way – not with, “Well, that’s just the way it is.”

A guide to achieving career success
There are universal beliefs, traits and practices that differentiate people that can lead to career success. These can be thought of in five categories: personal attributes, markets, communication, people, and values.

Toxic leaders drive out talent. Here’s what to do about it.
What is the best way to obtain a full picture of the effectiveness of a leader? Use 360-degree feedback to help leaders be more effective, regardless of their level within the organization.

Hire people with common sense, critical judgment and a moral compass
Those who lack common sense, critical judgment and a moral/ethical compass will eventually cause significant reputational harm to their organization and destroy shareholder value.

Dealing with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity in a Covid-19 environment
Business leaders face unprecedented challenges as they navigate uncharted waters in this environment of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. How well they do could spell the difference between their company’s survival and demise.

Graduates: embrace change, never violate the trust of others
For the past eight years, in my role as Vice Chairman of Drexel University, I have been honored to address in person the graduates of Drexel’s College of Medicine – M.D.s, Ph.D.s and graduates who earned master’s degrees.

5 differentiating principles to take your organization from good to great
If you think that “good” is good enough, you will never become great. In these days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the companies that think they are good enough may not survive.
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