The National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, where I research and teach, is creating short video modules based on our curriculum. I am pleased that I was asked to take on the inaugural segment on the leaders brain. In this clip, I discuss the ways that cognitive biases shape one’s perceptions and decisions–sometimes in dramatic
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I am pleased that my piece for strategy+business on leading through principles made the 2017 “most read” list. With more than 20,000 views, the article certainly resonated with many people. And that is the more important point–how moving from rules to principles engages and empowers an organization to more nimbly solve problems, seize opportunities, and
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It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Mabbly founder Adam Fridman for a recent Inc. article on the relevance of well-being for organizations. My contribution was on resilience and the need to keep people focused on a positive future even in the face of adversity. Resilience is about the ability to bounce forward. When
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It was a great pleasure to return to MIT this week to speak at the Business Continuity and Crisis Planning executive education course. It’s my fourth consecutive year. I always enjoy engaging on meta-leadership with a group that walks the talk on the front lines. This year, about 40% of the group came from outside
My recent piece in strategy+business on the power of reframing leadership conversations through a more intentional use of the common conjunction, “and” received a lot of attention. It is the habitual use of such seemingly simple practices that helps differentiate truly effective leaders from the also-rans. “And” is a powerful way to engage and connect.
My final post of 2016 for strategy+business really hit a chord. It focuses on writing a personal manifesto–a highly individual exploration of what motivates you, how you define success, and what drives your fears. Based on an interview with Michael Hess of Core 6 Management Advisors, the post explains how a manifesto can be more
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Well, actually, it’s a three-minute video introduction to The Elephant Wisdom Project. Thanks to my good friend Julius Hellen who donated his production services to make it possible. One of the great benefits of undertaking a major fund-raising efforts is that it brings out the generosity in others. I am so grateful for the support
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My latest for O’Reilly Media: “As a leader, your every move is watched and your every word is measured for deeper meaning. That means it is easy to screw up an organization’s culture, even when you have the best of intentions. I recently spoke with the head of a large organization who remarked that he
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I have long seen the appeal in Servant Leadership. Investing in and valuing people as individuals seems a logical path to developing a powerhouse team in almost any organization. The group of devotees, however, remains limited. New data may change that as I wrote recently in a column for strategy+business: But this soft-sounding method is
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I’m pleased to share the news that my column, “Thinking Like a Leader: Three Big Shifts” made it to #3 on the strategy+business top 10 most-read list for 2015. It’s an honor to be on a list with Herminia Ibarra, Roger Martin, and so many other notables. More important, I’m happy that the article made
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My latest e-book from O’Reilly Media is now available. It expands on my widely read post for strategy+business examining three mental shifts that leaders must make in order to cope with contemporary organizations and situations. The three shifts are: Moving from linearity to complexity: We live in a complex world and you must adjust your
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I’ve been reading a lot about development in brain science lately. It is in preparation for a white paper on how our increasing understanding of neuroscience and psychology can inform the work of leaders. On the reading list have been Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow; David Eagleman’s Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain;
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