The New IQ: Integrative Intelligence

The New IQ: Integrative Intelligence

by | Aug 3, 2015 | Leadership

On a recent flight home from Silicon Valley, I was lost in thought about innovation-rich cultures. Too often we think heroic inventors like Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison solely drive big breakthroughs. We create myths about inventive leaders, turning them into icons. In...
Executives Too Busy to Take Vacations

Executives Too Busy to Take Vacations

by | Jun 22, 2015 | Leadership

Work is getting in the way of much-needed vacations, according to the latest executive survey by recruitment and HR consulting firm, Korn Ferry. Two-thirds (67%) of the more than 400 U.S. executives surveyed online earlier this month said they had postponed or...
Has Performance Become Your Purpose?

Has Performance Become Your Purpose?

by | Jun 5, 2015 | Leadership

Purpose is possibly the most elevating force of organizational, team and individual performance. But as important and as expansive as it can be, it can be easily lost in hyperactive distractors and short-term financial pressure. However, it is precisely during these...
Character-Driven Leadership

Character-Driven Leadership

by | Mar 17, 2015 | Leadership

While most of us whole-heartedly endorse character as critical to leadership, and most of us require it in the leaders we work for and seek out, few of us consciously seek to develop our own character. Despite this, I cannot recall a single leader asking,...