Leadership
Women, Tears & Business
This is not an easy blog for me to write. In fact, sitting here today in 2014, I wish I did not have to write this blog. I am a woman and I write this with great respect for my gender and hope to change the world for women. My life long passion! Last week…
Read MoreTina Fey, Michael Bay & The Art of Public Speaking!
For decades to come we will remember the unbelievable moment when a famous Hollywood director, Michael Bay walked on stage at CES 2014 for the launch of one of the hottest Samsung products, at the start of an 1.5 hour press conference last week, froze on stage, could not read the teleprompter and walked off…
Read MoreFootball AND Leadership in Tech Companies?
Wow! Whether you are a college football fan or not – I encourage you to watch the last 2 minutes of the Monday night football BCS title game on January 6th. What happened in the last half of that game and in particular the last one minute and 50 seconds is what should happen everyday!…
Read MoreLeadership: Out, Influence/Impact: In!
I love what is happening around the globe today. In my work with ProVoke, I am brought into companies to disrupt and create a Culture of Disruption, leading to a Culture of Innovation. As we look at create a culture (versus the old school corporate hierarchy) titles don’t create change, the individual does. It is…
Read MoreChanging Lens and Zooming In and Out!
I echo Rosabeth’s views regarding the importance of zooming in and out, the importance of perspective and how leaders view the world. I extrapolate this to how leaders run their companies! I do however think we need to widen the lens, otherwise, we may be zooming in and out of a perspective that is too…
Read MoreExecutives and Productivity
A challenge for executives with large teams is how to be ‘effectively productive’, to not feel overwhelmed, and interact with and give attention to what is necessary. And, it’s not just ‘how to be productive’ but also what to be productive about?! I wanted to share Robert Pozen’s article, “Extreme Productivity,” with you. For me,…
Read MoreHBR: Leadership Traits: What Do You Think?
We all know Steve Jobs was a hugely successful visionary and innovator. But what exactly made him so? Of course, leadership is not like a recipe, you don’t add a bit of this and a bit of that, nor are we all the same. It is in fact that difference that makes leadership special. I…
Read MoreSuccess Ingredients: Uber Paranoia PLUS Unconventional Thinking!
The two ingredients which I think GREATLY enhance a leader’s (CEO or senior executive) ability to win are: Constant and Uber paranoia, combined with: Unconventional (unobstructed) thinking When I read the WSJ article, Amazon’s Greatest Weapon: Jeff Bezos’s Paranoia, I agreed with the points about paranoia and why Bezos stands apart from many of the…
Read MoreTo Innovate We Must be Willing to Learn a Lot!
In ProVoke, I talk about the necessity to be uncomfortable before we are ready to disrupt and innovate. We need to be uncomfortable because pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone is hard work and is unsettling. Learning new things means admitting that we are not experts in all areas and that we are willing…
Read MoreThe Successful One Page Business Plan!
Often there is a misconception that business plans are for entrepreneurs only! Wrong! A business plan is a way to crisply and concisely communicate one’s idea with others, especially when the idea is about an innovation, a new product/service or a new concept. Over the years, whether I am sitting in a large company meeting…
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