Want to have a high-performing executive team? It’s easy to assume that when you bring together smart, capable executives, performance will naturally follow. But in practice, the real barriers to executive team performance aren’t about intelligence, strategy, or even trust. They’re about a much deeper level of dynamics—unspoken tensions, competing priorities, and the uncomfortable truth […]

There’s a collage by the mixed-media artist Kala Wright that holds an important leadership lesson for executives and teams. In Daddy’s Home, Wright depicts a scene that is both intimate and exuberant – a father returning from a business trip, instantly engulfed in the joy of his children. It strikes such a powerful chord because it captures a […]

There’s a collage by the mixed-media artist Kala Wright that holds an important leadership lesson for executives and teams. In Daddy’s Home, Wright depicts a scene that is both intimate and exuberant – a father returning from a business trip, instantly engulfed in the joy of his children. It strikes such a powerful chord because it captures a […]

Joining the executive team as an external hire may look like a career win—but for many seasoned leaders, it’s a deceptively tough assignment. It’s not a lack of skill that causes them to stumble—it’s the invisible headwinds. They’re navigating a new business, a new team, and unspoken dynamics that no onboarding packet covers. Here are […]

Just landed an executive role?  Here’s a suggestion:  Don’t wait to be onboarded – create your own executive start plan.  Most senior leaders expect some version of a “first 100 days” playbook, but the truth is you’ll be judged within the first 30. Instead of waiting for guidance that may never come, take control from […]

Just landed an executive role?  Here’s a suggestion:  Don’t wait to be onboarded – create your own executive start plan.  Most senior leaders expect some version of a “first 100 days” playbook, but the truth is you’ll be judged within the first 30. Instead of waiting for guidance that may never come, take control from […]

Companies expect senior leaders to act like enterprise leaders, but they may not hold them accountable for doing so in the same way. If you’re struggling to close a gap, improve performance, or strengthen your culture of enterprise leadership, consider: Scorecards may differ, but the test is the same If you lead a global organization, […]

Too many companies rely on outdated ways of creating and delivering enterprise value. Here is what leaders can do accelerate growth and deliver more value in 2025.

Too many companies rely on outdated ways of creating and delivering enterprise value. Here is what leaders can do accelerate growth and deliver more value in 2025.

The best companies, leaders, and teams never stop thinking about how to deliver more value to their customers, markets, and employees, for all the reasons you might guess: Markets and competitive landscapes shift, customer and employee demands evolve, and the ways in which we once delivered value also change. What doesn’t change nearly as quickly […]

In executive coaching, we often explore what’s required to operate at the highest level of your executive role: 100 watts of energy. Here’s the idea: As an executive or senior leader, imagine that you only get 100 watts of energy in a single day. No more, no less, and the bigger, more demanding, more complex […]

In executive coaching, we often explore what’s required to operate at the highest level of your executive role: 100 watts of energy. Here’s the idea: As an executive or senior leader, imagine that you only get 100 watts of energy in a single day. No more, no less, and the bigger, more demanding, more complex […]

A CEO and their team explored the following question at a recent meeting: How will we evolve our current operating model and organizational structure to reduce expense and improve efficiencies? Interest rates and other external shifts were putting massive pressure on the CEO’s business and they were considering a range of options where cost reduction […]

I work with senior leaders who spend a good portion of their time in meetings with their peers. Some like this fact more than others, due in part to some common challenges they experience with each other. For instance: Meetings With Peers Produce Low Value Outcomes Bringing a group of senior leaders together is an […]

I work with senior leaders who spend a good portion of their time in meetings with their peers. Some like this fact more than others, due in part to some common challenges they experience with each other. For instance: Meetings With Peers Produce Low Value Outcomes Bringing a group of senior leaders together is an […]