Why Leaders Should Balance Positive, Negative Thinking

Why Leaders Should Balance Positive, Negative Thinking

While today’s business ethos preaches praises overly positive thinking, there are positive elements to negative thinking that can help organizations be more prepared for failure and, therefore, more successful in the long run.

Leadership Development
Millennial CEO: Focus on Employee Growth and Development

Listen to your people and don’t be afraid to experiment.

Strategy
6 Strategies to Reinvent the Way We Lead

See differences as growth opportunities rather than as negative disruptions.

Leadership Development
How CLOs Can Win the War for Talent

In workshops with business leaders, my research colleagues and I often ask: How would you divide 10 points between talent — individual competencies, workforce, people, employees, human capital — and organization — workplace, organization capabilities, systems, teamwork, culture — and their relative impact on business results? While many people have personal opinions on this question,…

Strategy
Thinking Beyond a Seat at the Table

Operate as an effective business partner.

Strategy
Why Organizations Need Chief Knowledge Curators

Leader-led knowledge sharing positively impacts corporate strategy.

Strategy
The New Employer-Employee Social Contract

The past half-century has brought tremendous change to the employer-employee social contract. From compensation and management, to culture, to learning and development, the relationship is being defined as never before.

Talent Economy
Developing an Enterprise Learning Strategy That Produces Results

Learning investments require a long-term focus and ability to balance the tradeoffs between profits today and greater returns in the future.

Strategy