Does complexity steal your leadership impact? It does. Complexity rarely announces itself – it just creeps in; in multiple ways – internally, externally. Complexity instigates CEOs and teams to work harder, think harder, and quietly causes misplaced attention. It steals energy. Simplifying is not avoiding, not diluting, not reducing. It’s strategic way to unpack complexity, […]
In businesses politics doesn’t disappear at the CEO level – it intensifies. CEO is the most active, looked upon political performer in the system! For the CEO it’s essential therefore to civilise politics. And demonstrate constructive political actions personally. Promoting clarity, transparency, collaboration, trust and positive influence play a vital role in shaping a positive
Prioritisation for a leader is not about doing less – it’s about choosing what to do, (and not to do), and channelling their energy, resources and efforts towards what truly matters. Progress happens from a conscious choice, and sustained focus on what is essential. High-impact CEOs choose the few conversations, decisions and actions that really
A reality CEOs often encounter is the short-term business and environmental exigencies – forcing them to fix the ‘urgent’ and delay ‘the important’. Over time, this quietly shapes, and often limits, the long-term outcomes. Needless to say the ‘urgent’ attracts attention, causing fear, anxiety, uncertainty. To elevate their impact, CEOs need to be deliberate with
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Business Reviews play a critical role in ensuring strategic and operational effectiveness of businesses. Business Reviews that are future-focussed – i.e. focused on way forward, factoring the learnings from the past – lead to peaking business performance. Well-structured, future-focused Business Reviews amplify one’s Leadership Impact. In our Business Reviews, do we focus on the past
Fitness is important for businesses too. The business needs to be fit enough to achieve its purpose. For example, People fitness would mean right people are in right roles. Functional fitness would mean all key business functions are properly organised, resourced and functional. Cultural fitness would ensure that a healthy, enabling culture is in practice.
Nurturing Talent separates truly impactful leaders from the good ones. Highly impactful leaders spot the spark early, stretch them to their potential, provide psychological safety, offer caring feedback / feed forward, recognise and celebrate progress. Such leaders also come across as conscious, compassionate leaders, who model growth-mindset, eliciting trust from their team members. When we
Wandering is valuable. Wandering is that acknowledgement that in life and in business, in exploration and in invention, a lot of the time you can see the mountaintop, but you can’t see the trail and you have to explore, you have to wander. It may feel very inefficient, but it’s actually very valuable – sums
Leaders need visibility into what’s happening internally – what’s on track, what’s not, what needs additional attention / support, and so on. 2 aspects add significant value here – (1) making sure Reviews are future-focused, and (2) we count only what really counts. Also, too much overseeing can breed distrust. Too less may be insufficient.
Intangibles account for 90% of the business valuation in S&P 500 according to a study done in 2021. In 1975, it was 17%. Building, enhancing Intangibles in business creates long-term value. How do businesses do that, in a conscious way? Thinking long-term, thinking beyond ROI for every decision we make, focusing beyond the quarterly numbers,