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
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.
Leaders respond. Leaders think through how to respond, than reacting from an emotional state. Situations could be provoking, making the leader even vulnerable at times. Enhancing one’s Emotional Intelligence comes handy for leaders in those moments to respond, to act consciously, and not impulsively. Responding leads to better decision-making and better outcomes, enhancing one’s leadership
Effective Leaders develop their ability to view things from a 30,000 feet level, 3,000 feet level, and from the street level, at the same time. Aligning macro, meso, and micro is crucial for organisational success and sustainability. A Leader’s ability to look through the telescope, binoculars and the microscope – and alternating between them as