INSIGHTS

Notes on the practice of leadership.

Written plainly, for those who lead.

Notes on resilience, succession, and the discipline of building organizations that thrive.

ALIGNMENT

Can you describe what right looks like when you're done?

Most leaders inherit a strategy as activities, not as a picture of what right looks like.

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GROUND TRUTH

Who did you send forward?

Data tells you what happened. A person tells you what is happening now.

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CULTURE

Is your culture built for outside talent?

Sectors under pressure must eventually receive talent formed elsewhere. Few are built to.

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INCENTIVES

What are your leaders actually rewarded for developing?

In much of corporate America, developing your successor quietly weakens your own position.

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FORMATION

Where did your executives learn to lead?

Homogeneous formation is a choice — and it produces most of what we call a pipeline problem.

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