How to Make Culture & Values Concrete

How to Make Culture & Values Concrete

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...
Conversations With Your Pre-CEO Self

Conversations With Your Pre-CEO Self

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?...

Who is on Your Personal Board of Directors?

“What got you here, won’t get you where you want to go.” The rebel in me rejects this, but continues to be proven true in my life and the life of the successful people around me. One of the places to look and then add to your world is a personal board of directors....

The Hidden Costs of a Hasty Email

I teach the power of being a patient leader and when I shared this with a group I was coaching, a leader’s eyes lit up and he said, “That’s it! I need to be more patient.” There’s a million and one ways patience is needed in leadership and life, so I was curious and...