Putting Leadership Back into Strategy

Strategy is not what it used to be—or what it could be. In the past 25 years it has been presented, and we have come to think of it, as an analytical problem to be solved, a left-brain exercise of sorts. This perception, combined with strategy’s high stakes, has led to an era of specialists—legions of MBAs and strategy consultants—armed with frameworks and techniques, eager to help managers analyze their industries or position their firms for strategic advantage.

It's Not The CEO, It's The Leadership Strategy That Matters.

Let’s face it.  CEOs come and go. But leadership, if developed in a comprehensive way, endures.

In the last few years we’ve seen new CEO’s at Yahoo, HP, Apple, and other prominent companies, and in each case we watch to see if the CEO can “pull it off.”

The First Secret of Success Is Showing Up

Being in the right place at the right time can make or break careers and companies.

A classic old film comedy, Being There, stars the late Peter Sellers as dimwitted Chance the Gardener, who tended the grounds for a wealthy elderly gentleman. After the gentleman dies and Chance dons his clothes, Chance is swept into high VIP circles by a series of accidents. His name is misheard as "Chauncey Gardiner," and his mumbled observations on gardens are taken as wise strategic metaphor. He is soon a major national advisor. And just because he is there, opportunities proliferate; he is chosen to head a significant company. The final scene shows him with one foot almost at a pond, umbrella held high, presumably about to walk on water.

9 Proven Sales Tips for Introverts

Meet me at a party and I won't have a lot to say. Sit next to me on a cross-country flight and I may not say a word to you the entire trip.

 I am an introvert.

Smart Principles for Success

Competitive success in business environment over a period of time depends on the persona a person carries. To develop an ordinary personality to a smart persona is become highly demanding in this era of globalization.

World’s Wealthiest Lose $26 Billion as Fiscal Cliff Nears

The 100 wealthiest people on the planet lost $26.1 billion from their collective net worth this week as global markets fell amid concern about the U.S.’s so- called fiscal cliff and Europe’s debt crisis.

Five Deadly Leadership Power Drains

For the past 20 years I have been studying power and influence among leaders globally. What makes some more powerful than others? How do leaders derive their power? And how, on the other hand, do they diminish it?

Apple at 6th in China

The iPhone is the most common smartphone almost everywhere in the world... almost. According to analysts at Canalys, in the third quarter this year Apple dropped out of the Top 5 smartphone makers in the Chinese market.