Leadership

As part of the Harvard Business Review advisory council, I was given a 150+ page PDF of Peter Drucker's management lessons — these are the 8 practices top executives followed: They asked "What needs to be done?" They asked "What is right for the enterprise?" They... See more

The podcast version of this post is out! Check it out if you prefer to listen on te go: https://open.spotify.com/episode/01hpQNcJ9dLhGmNOf3fbyA?si=AKKqQKlcT2-5XgvQnvdbVA

One solution my team has implemented is "Coffee & Chat" in our 3 Leader Development programs. We require participants to schedule 30-minute informal conversations with every other participant during the program. After four years, Coffee & Chat ranks as our highest-rated feature—even outperforming our core content and fa... See more

New article on the website today: Why (and how) you should train your successor. https://www.effectiveprojectmanager.org/blog/why-you-should-train-your-successor

One way I help executive clients sharpen their career stories is by using a simple but powerful structure I call the 3-M Approach: 🔹 Metric – What was the outcome or result? 🔹 Method – What actions or strategies got you there? 🔹 Management – Who did you lead, ... See more

Very nice article on how it really feels to get feedback vs being given an opportunity to reflect. > I learned to slow down. Now, before I jump in with observations, I ask one question: "How do you think that went?" And then I stop talking and listen. Really listen.

Who’s Really Leading Your Team—The Gatekeeper or the Guide? In a world shaped by AI, shrinking hierarchies, and rising employee expectations, the old leadership playbook is broken. Command-and-control tactics might keep the wheels turning, but they don’t create teams that own outcomes, solve problems together, or stick ... See more