Case Study: Transforming Leadership in a Health Technology Company
Background A health technology company, operating in the complex healthcare industry with 1,500 employees, faced growing pains at the executive level. As one of nine businesses managed under a larger umbrella company, they were under constant pressure to deliver double-digit growth year-over-year. However, beneath the surface, their executive team was struggling. High turnover and a […]
Transforming Organizational Culture through Mindset Assessments: 3 Case Studies
When organizations aim to elevate their performance and culture, one of the most overlooked yet transformative areas to focus on is the quality of mindsets across the organization. As someone who works with organizations to help them gain clarity and take meaningful steps toward growth, I have found that assessing and improving mindsets can unlock […]
Purpose: The Most Important Ingredient for Elevated Leadership
Here is what I have learned through my research and consulting: 7% of leaders are ineffective leaders who do a better job of keeping the peace than having an impact 85% of leaders are moderate to good leaders who are focused primarily on accomplishing specific goals or results Only 8% of leaders are great leaders […]
How Elevated Leaders Think About Culture
As I study Elevated Leaders (8% of leaders who operate from a Mind 3.0 vertical altitude) and compare them to Most Leaders (85% of leaders who operate from a Mind 2.0 vertical altitude), one the primary differences is their relationship with and focus on culture. Let me explain. The Two Curves Whether we acknowledge them […]
The Five Best Business/Leadership Books I Read in 2023
For the past several years, to close out the year, I have identified the best books that I read throughout the year. And, I always get good feedback from doing so. So, I am back at it again. By the end of 2023, I will have read/listened to 85 books. I want to share the […]
Assessing and Elevating the Sophistication of Your Leadership Team
In my experience of working with dozens of leadership teams, I have observed the following: Every leadership team operates at a different level of sophistication ranging from low to high Most (if not all) leadership teams believe that they are more sophisticated than they really are An organization’s growth and success are largely determined by […]
Vertical Development Creates A Rising Tide that Lifts All Ships
Being continually challenged to refine my thinking by Alan Mulally, I recognize that I need to figure out clearer and more concise ways to communicate the power of vertical development for: Individual leaders The effect that vertically developed leaders can have on the vertical development of their groups and organizations In this article, I am […]
The Most Vertically Developed Leaders See Themselves as Gardeners
Any good gardener knows three things: The gardener cannot transform a seed into a tree The gardener can create the conditions for a seed to transform into a tree The more appropriate the conditions are for a given fruit-producing tree, the more fruit the tree will produce The best and most vertically developed leaders understand […]
The Prevalence of and Solution to “Command and Control” Leadership
“Command and control” leadership is one of the worst forms of leadership, but it is also the most common. In this article, I want to discuss why “command and control” leadership is so prevalent and what you can do about it as an individual leader or as an organization. Fortune 50 Case Study I recently […]
The #1 Factor that Drives Top-Performing Teams & the Key to Developing It
Take a moment and consider: Is your work environment a psychologically safe environment? If you are a leader or manager, do your employees feel like they work in a psychologically safe environment?
