Today's Challenge: Who's Next?

Hans Finzel is the first person I heard say, "There is no success without a successor." I've heard of leaders "trapped" in their current role because they didn't have anyone prepared to move into their position. I've also talked to my share of leaders who've been caught short when someone left unexpectedly. These scenarios all reflect Today's Challenge: How do we ensure an adequate supply of leaders for the future?

What's Your Legacy?

I just returned from the West Coast this morning. It was a great trip with many highlights – I met some cool people, heard some great speakers and got to hang out some with my son, Justin. One of the amazing places I visited was LA Live

5 Things You Should Do For Everyone You Lead

As I shared in Monday’s post, I believe the best leaders consider one of their primary roles to be the development of others. This is a strategy of multiplication. It is not only scaleable, it is one of the keys to sustainability for an organization. It’s also a beautiful picture of a leader constantly increasing his or her capacity.

Is Your Leadership Career Stalled?

I’ve been a student and practitioner of leadership for many years. I’ve seen literally thousands of leaders up close over a 35-year career. It’s been fun to look for patterns and themes. One of the questions, I’ve tried to answer is this, “Why do some leaders stall while others, in very similar circumstances, soar?”

Today's Challenge: Why Read Blogs?

If you’re new to my site, you may not know each Friday I answer a question from a leader somewhere in the world. The series is called Today’s Challenge. Today… Why read blogs?

The Power of Real Responsibility

Several years ago, Tim Tassopoulos and I had the opportunity to have breakfast with Stephen Covey. When I find myself with thought-leaders, regardless of their field, I always want to ask great questions. On this occasion, Tim beat me to it. He asked Dr. Covey, “How do you create leaders at every level in an organization?”

Next Level Leadership

As I mentioned in my last post, the team I serve on at Chick-fil-A recently completed a leadership talent review. The purpose of this exercise was to calibrate our views on current and emerging leaders, identify gaps in our leadership pipeline and create development plans for individual leaders. If you’ve not done a review like this of your leaders, I highly recommend it.

Today's Challenge: Hard People Decisions - Part 1

One of the most challenging questions I repeatedly get from leaders is, not surprisingly, about people. Not just any people – the question is most often about an individual who hasn’t been able or willing to keep up with the demands of the job. These may be one of the thorniest situations a leader ever faces.

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