by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Perspectives, Prism on Leadership
With the kickoff of the political season playoffs, executives are choosing sides on which party ticket to support, emotionally and financially. What we hear from our clients is that neither candidate for President is ideal. Different folks have different reasons for...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Board Matters, Perspectives
Where are The Boards and Directors? This is a legitimate question. What we hear from our clients that as new regulations are adopted, the pressure will shift to boards via revised corporate governance guidelines. This means tougher standards, enhanced expectations,...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Perspectives, Prism on Leadership
Just an observation…Leaders who act as underdogs are succeeding. Underdogs are game changers characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit shaped in the spirit of reward for risk. While the media continues to be fascinated with the size of deals, the scale of...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Perspectives, Prism on Leadership
While companies are attempting to strengthen themselves for the recovery by innovation, brand actions, target customer evaluations, right sizing, balance sheet management, etc., most managerial efforts we observe, are geared to short term actions, attempting to...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Board Matters, Perspectives
It used to be that being asked to join a publicly traded company’s board was a highly prestigious honor. And, once elected, the undertaking of corporate governance activities was rarely taxing. Today, while prestige is still part of the equation when being...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Perspectives, Prism on Leadership
Having observed leaders and leadership of all kinds and dimensions over many years, one success factor truly stands out regardless of economic circumstances. Simply put, the best executives focus on outcomes and not themselves. They are “liberated”, in a sense, from...
