Beyond the Hype: Lessons from Nvidia’s Journey to the Top

A sold-out arena, a roaring crowd running from their seats to join the excitement, T-shirt signings—no, this wasn’t another city on Taylor Swift’s global tour. This was Nvidia’s annual conference, and the tech world hasn’t seen anything like it in…

Emotions in Motion: Riding the Empathy Wave to Leadership Success

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on what makes leadership truly effective, and one thing that stands out to me is empathy. It lies at the heart of great leadership and is key to building a supportive and thriving work…

Busting Bureaucracy: Bayer’s Bold Bet on Dynamic Shared Ownership

Leadership Memo 2024-6 In April, I introduced you to the most audacious corporate experiment in recent years: Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO). DSO is Bill Anderson’s approach to fighting bureaucracy, the sinister force weighing on the company’s strategic options, and allowing…

Beyond Styles: The Power of Affirming Leadership

A few weeks ago, we started a mini-series on leadership style. Leadership styles refer to the behavioral approach employed by leaders to influence, motivate, guide, and direct their followers. And I approached it from a different angle than the five…

Beyond Styles: Tips to The Heart of Leadership

Today, we’re going to start a mini-series on leadership style. Leadership styles refer to the behavioral approach employed by leaders to influence, motivate, guide, and direct their followers. A leadership style determines how leaders implement plans and strategies to accomplish…

Want to take a peek at the most audacious corporate experiment?

Leadership Memo 2024-4 Imagine the challenges facing a US$50 billion multi-national company with a 160-year history: share price at a 20-year low (down 50% from a year ago), litigation, high debt, and losing patents on some of their most important…

Unlimited Laser Coaching Program OPEN! (early bird special for subscribers)

As a subscriber to this blog, you’re among the first to know about the opening of my Focused Action Results (F.A.R.) Unlimited Laser Coaching Program. You’ll see in a moment why this matters. Almost every leader I know, from the…

What the Holidays Teach Us In How to Reignite Our Creativity

Leadership Memo 2024-1 Happy New Year! Did you have a refreshing time away from work? Now that you’re back from the break, do you find yourself having lots of ideas swimming in your head or flashes of insights that enable…