by Jeff Harmon | Mar 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Leadership is an art that has been studied and admired for centuries. It requires a combination of skills, such as strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making, to achieve a goal or vision. However, what makes a great leader is not just their ability to plan...
by Jeff Harmon | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve been wondering recently whether most leaders, especially executive leaders, are actually faking it. They assume a leadership title, adopt a leadership demeanor, weave phrases like vision, mission, EBITDA, supply chain, and market forces into conversations and are...
by Jeff Harmon | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
In any organization, it can be challenging to maintain focus and prevent distractions from taking over. Leaders must grapple with many competing priorities, and teams often find themselves caught up in “shiny object syndrome” or silos. It’s easy to...
by Jeff Harmon | May 10, 2022 | The Intentional Leader
Culture can always be created, upheld, and espoused at the executive level, but it is not effective unless it is also taught at the employee level. An organization’s culture is only as strong as those who care least about it; thus, CEOs must ensure that all employees...
by Jeff Harmon | May 9, 2022 | The Intentional Leader
Recently, I was working with a client who had taken over as CEO for an organization that was largely dysfunctional. There had been no common drumbeat around values, mission, or vision, and she was running around trying to course-correct everybody and get them moving...
by Jeff Harmon | Apr 9, 2022 | The Intentional Leader
In my conversations with various CEOs in the life science industry, I’ve found lately that the same question has been coming up: if you could go back and pull your younger self aside for a few minutes, what would you tell them? What would you say to your pre-CEO self?...
by Jeff Harmon | Apr 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why CEOs Must Care About the Heart in Leadership Logic, analytics, and level-headedness all have an important place in leadership; however, a leader who operates entirely from the head will ultimately limit the growth of her organization. This is because culture is...
by bw_admin | Jan 26, 2022 | Business, Servant Leadership
There are two incredibly important types of conversations leaders must continually have within the organization: the What, and the How conversations. When organizations are stretched thin, and when leaders are feeling stressed, out of control, or unclear about the...
by bw_admin | Jan 7, 2022 | Business, Servant Leadership
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mike REA, CEO of Idea Pharma, to talk about his perspectives on leadership and learn a little about his leadership style. I want to outline some of the insights he shared. You can never have enough information to make a...
by bw_admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Business, Servant Leadership
“Culture and values get attention, but not as the actual backbone of your organization.” – Francois Nader Culture and values in companies tend to be looked at as a branding thing. We put together values so we can have an image of the brand, a way of marketing it that...
