Transparency in business leadership is critical. When leaders are transparent, they build trust and credibility. Their teams generally have a more favorable view of them, as well as the company as a whole.
Transparency encourages open communication, problem-solving, and respect. These are the foundations of a strong company culture.
Important insights that help board members thrive during their tenure.
If you’re planning to hit major company goals in the coming year, you’ll need more than a strategy.
In research, when looking at the results that leaders delivered, introverted leaders were not any less successful than the extroverts once they got the job.
While CEO pay continued to climb higher in 2018, a separate stat that likewise impacts leaders is less upbeat of late—their tenure. Always a hard job to hang on to, the average tenure of chief executives fell to 5 years, a decline of about a year in S&P 500 companies. Why the dip?
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being popular
Artificial intelligence’s takeover is not an impending possibility — it’s here. We use GPS without a thought, accept guidance from customer service bots, and our interests quickly turn into smartphone recommendations. From these experiences, I can’t help but connect the dots to the impact they will have on the passion I hold professionally dear: leadership
Even with the pervasive anti-meeting bias in companies today, the all-hands meeting — sometimes referred to as a town hall — is likely the second-most important meeting that you should be having. Your leadership team meeting takes the top spot. After all, if there’s no coordination there, then there’s no need to gather everyone for an all-hands.
by Scott Lewis Republished from Forbes, November 26, 2018 One of my main roles as CEO — arguably my main role aside from setting the strategic direction of the company — is to be a leader, the best one I can be. Being a leader is the greatest honor that could be bestowed on me….
Tom Peters has written that leadership “is one area in which excellent companies have been truly blessed.” In the digital age, leadership is essential for CIOs, too.
