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4 reasons why leaders fail

I see often that Companies move younger employees with less experience into executive roles faster than ever. And they don’t always prepare these leaders for what they will find at the top. Its my role with SMU to assist leaders prepare for their future roles.

That’s just one reason 50-70% of executives fail within the first 18 months of promotion into an executive role, either from within or coming from outside the organization(Of those, about 3% “fail spectacularly,” while nearly 50% “quietly struggle.”).… Read more

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I’ve inherited a dysfunctional team… help me

Anytime a senior member of staff leaves a company, a certain level of instability is to be expected.

Employees who reported into that person begin to feel insecure about their future within the company and they certainly can’t be blamed for feeling anxious about a new boss, maybe someone completely unknown to them or the business.

Personally, I have been involved in a few managerial upheavals in my career and can attest to how unsettling they can be.… Read more

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5 steps to make it work

If strategy is about making the right choices, then execution is about taking the right actions.

Strategy focuses on thinking; execution centers on doing, and many leaders struggle with identifying the right actions their organization needs to take. This is partly because they have been taught how to plan and not how to execute. Achieving excellence in execution requires cultivating a bias toward action across the organization.… Read more

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What’s needed for Effective strategy implementation?

To start a new year, I’d like to look again at what I believe is the most important thing in business… doing the right things right.

And on the first day of January, I’d like to focus your attention on HOW to do the thing right…

I run a strategy day for SMU for various corporate clients… in the morning we discuss what we need to do… the “what” of strategy development.… Read more