Business is ultimately about People and Leadership which is grounded in Anthropology. It’s not just about brands, brains, and buildings. Brands and buildings, touch on dealership, whereas Leadership is hinged on Anthropology and how it creates real sustainable value and a big win for everyone in the long run. It directs talent, jobs, and resources to its most valuable use.
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Veronica was a good listener by nature. Early on, she committed to making “listening” a key aspect of her leadership style. That’s one reason she was so beloved and trusted as a CEO. With Veronica as a role model, her company became known as a workplace where people deeply listened and really cared. Three traits make Veronica and other leaders
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As America’s mental health crisis deepens, more employers are taking well-being seriously, and with good reason. According to Gallup’s “State of the Global Workplace” report, roughly 7 in 10 employees are struggling or suffering in their overall lives, with negative emotions at an all-time high. Most organizations are set up to plan for what happens after an employee is at
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Millions since the pandemic have adjusted to their own homes becoming their offices, but over-reliance on screens and digital overload has taken a toll on productivity and mental wellness. In workplaces that feel increasingly “always-on,” expectations put on workers are fast becoming unrealistic. The never-ending task lists put on workers have become longer than the amount of time they have
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One of the biggest challenges for leaders today is dealing with conflicting viewpoints. It’s easy to think only one point of view can be right, requiring an either/or choice. In today’s complex business world, it can also create a false dichotomy. The good news is that leaders can master the remarkable human capacity of holding two seemingly opposing truths at
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If you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone. America’s loneliness epidemic is getting worse, with three in five adults (61%) reporting they are lonely, according to Cigna’s 2020 Loneliness and the Workplace report. While loneliness is growing, it also means it’s malleable. What goes up, can come down. Decreasing loneliness takes a lot less effort than you might think. Think of
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In growing your business, how you communicate under pressure can make or break your progress, as well as your relationship with the team and outside constituents. In my experience as a mentor and consultant, it is not just the words, but also your tone, approach, body language, and the context in which you choose to engage that can make all
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Leaders, by definition, have followers. It’s natural to presume therefore, that a main indicator of leadership success, maybe the most important, is number of followers. We see that dynamic played out with celebrity CEOs, social media influencers, and thought leaders too; their worth and impact is based on how many people follow them. That’s a mistake because it conflates a
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In the startup world, failure is typically seen as a good thing, in the sense that if you’re not failing then you’re not really pushing the boundaries far enough. Even in that world, however, most of the lessons and case studies tend to be of those entrepreneurs who succeed rather than the many who do not. “Despite nine out of
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Some businesses ride or die on strategy alone: If culture stands in the way of strategy, then strategy goes out the window. Really, though, the two are interdependent functions of the same mechanism. Strategy sets the direction, but implementing projects efficiently depends on a solid, healthy company culture. Culture should be integrated into every aspect of business strategy, and at
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