Valuable Insights for Today's Leaders
Practice your profession with ethics and integrity
Excerpt from a graduate oath. Words business leaders, political leaders and other professionals should live by: “In exercising my professional duties, I recognize that my behavior must set an example of integrity, eliciting trust and esteem from those I serve. I will remain accountable … for upholding these standards.”
5 principles to move your company from good to great
As the CEO, I would tell our employees never to refer to our company as great. This is for third parties to do, and our response should always be, “Thank you, but we are on a journey, and have a long way to go before achieving greatness.”
Debating issues with direct reports is key to effective decision-making
Every employee wants their voice to be heard, to feel valued and to have ownership in the decision-making process. The leaders who understand this and empower their employees to be active contributors will set themselves apart with better decision-making and higher employee retention.
How to manage the investment process in a capital-intensive business
A focused and disciplined approach to capital budgeting is to classify investment projects into five categories: investment in safety and environmental stewardship, repair of buildings and equipment, information technology, optional profit improvement and expansion of current businesses and investment in new businesses. Each has its own investment criterion.
DeSantis vs. Disney demonstrates the rule of unintended consequences
The Supreme Court has held, “The First Amendment prohibits government officials from subjecting an individual to retaliatory actions, including criminal prosecutions, for speaking out.” The right of corporations to speak out on issues has always been a cherished value of the Republican Party. DeSantis is violating that value.
Chernobyl’s lesson to leaders is always face the brutal facts of reality
The lessons of Chernobyl for all political and business leaders are the same lessons relearned over and over again after many disasters and scandals. Always face the brutal facts of reality.
Avoiding destructive office politics is key to business success
How can you rise above destructive office politics? Meet your commitments to others. Build trust with your peers. Develop alliances. Keep your adversaries close. Build relationship capital. Most importantly, do your job and achieve results, and let those results and your reputation speak for themselves.
Why all leaders should follow Warren Buffett’s message on reputation
“Lose money for the firm, and I will be understanding. Lose a shred of reputation for the firm, and I will be ruthless.”
Why New York City’s pay transparency law should be embraced by business
There is no reason why your company’s compensation system should not be transparent and easily understood. It builds trust and credibility with employees and allows them to focus on their job and not compensation issues, which leads to better company performance.
Emotional intelligence is key to every individual’s success
Emotional intelligence is recognized as a key leadership trait. EQ is also important to the success of everyone who interacts with people, regardless of their position within an organization.
Leadership lessons taught by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
Business leaders will never face the challenges of Zelensky. However, the traits needed to inspire your organization are the same: superb communication skills, inner fortitude and a laser focus on the challenge. With these traits, you can rally your organization to accomplish goals thought to be unachievable.
When it’s a seller’s market for talent, how do you attract and retain employees?
“A toxic corporate culture is by far the strongest predictor of industry-adjusted attrition and is 10 times more important than compensation in predicting turnover …. Toxic cultures include … workers feeling disrespected and unethical behavior.” Ensure your corporate culture is not toxic.
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