It’s so often the case that organizations and individuals know what to do, but for whatever reasons don’t actually do it. I’ve seen new CEOs who have arrived and quite reasonably done a strategic review, out of which came promising-sounding initiatives and much Read More

Results-oriented leaders get understandably frustrated with anything that slows  progress on their strategic objectives. Particularly pernicious – albeit common – are time-wasting games of the ‘them-and-us’ variety. Have a look at the following footage (you may need to paste it Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Getting good information, Leadership

Leaders have to be proactive and disciplined to avoid being cut off from the world around them. In a recent newsletter I wrote about the submarine without a periscope, an evocative description offered by one observer to describe the French Read More

If Friedrich Nietzsche hadn’t been a great philosopher, he would have made a pretty good consultant (I leave you to decide whether this was a missed opportunity…). Here’s an example of his perspicacity: “During the journey we commonly forget its Read More

Andrew offers three questions to ask in order to determine whether your organization fosters true teamwork: Are people willing to share resources for the good of the group? Do they perceive that doing so will go against their personal interests Read More