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Founder of SLA, Chris Kolenda, Ph.D., is the Leadership Ace, helping build winning teams by getting the BIG 3 right.
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HOW Leadership is seductive. Who doesn’t want people to think of them as heroes and difference-makers? Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping show the limits of this approach.
If you are willing to go into the arena, you never know who you might meet and their impact on your life and business. Jerry showed me that being personal was so much more than personalizing. Synthetic connections give you a seductive promise: you can engage with prospects en masse in a seemingly intimate way, generating more […]
How can I better integrate cognitive diversity in business and in life Affinity bias is the subconscious tendency to favor people who look, think, and act as we do. Attitudinal bias, on the other hand, is conscious bigotry. I find that most people, outside of traditional bigots and woke bigots, recognize the benefits of diversity and take […]
Only one type of leader creates sustainable growth and inspires people to contribute their best to the team’s success. The WHAT Leader WHATs do what the boss tells them to do. They get a task or mission from the boss, organize their team, and get the job done according to the company’s standard operating procedures. […]
You need better practices, and these come with innovation which is only possible in an Inspiring Culture. Alan Weiss is right — it’s time to ditch best practices. You need better practices, and these come with innovation which is only possible in an Inspiring Culture. Best practices are seductive. After all, who doesn’t want the best for […]
As the pandemic recedes, we’re not moving into a new normal but an a-Normal: the opposite of normal. Volatility and uncertainty will dominate, and the most principled and agile will emerge stronger. The ancient Greeks and Romans have essential insights on the kinds of leaders who succeed in these situations. Why listen to the ancient […]
Personal climate change subtly undermines your decision-making, sending you into drift as you inhale your own fumes and enjoy the aroma. Personal climate change subtly undermines your decision-making, sending you into drift as you inhale your own fumes and enjoy the aroma. Until you allow in the fresh air, you will think the increasingly toxic […]
Like many Russian ice-skaters, your top performers have something extra (hopefully not performance-enhancing drugs). What are you doing to cultivate them so that you build bench strength and prepare them for greater responsibilities, without burning them out? Like many Russian ice-skaters, your top performers have something extra (hopefully not performance-enhancing drugs). What are you doing […]
Undoubtedly, there are whispers in the halls of power about Putin’s future. Putin miscalculated badly. His Army is getting hammered, financial sanctions are crippling, the Russian economy is cratering, and his own people are protesting in the streets. I hope the Biden administration is putting some thinking into managing success. There’s an urge in these […]
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