Diversity in Leadership Matters: Comcast’s NBC Universal Peacock Example
Welcome to 2020. Please don't expect major corporations to grasp the concept of true diversity, unless you help. We see [...]
USA Gymnastics Demonstrates Failure at Leadership Selection in the Digital Media Age
On Saturday, USA Gymnastics announced the role of interim President and CEO will be filled by Mary Bono. In selecting [...]
Our Leadership Failure in Academia
Every high school senior has one goal in common when applying to college: displaying leadership qualities. Every higher learning institution [...]
External Hires May Highlight a People Development Failure
I've hired externally many times in my career. In some instances, it was necessary due to excessive growth or the [...]
My Great Failure, Part 3: Needing Where I Should be Leading
The Scenario: An Unrealistic Demand While working for a large, rapidly expanding non-profit, I was tasked with upgrading the organization's [...]
My Great Failure, Part 2: Not Trusting My Instincts
The Scenario: A Bad Investment As I write this, I live in a rental home in Michigan. Meanwhile, my home [...]
My Great Failure, Part 1: Overconfidence & a Humility Lesson
The Scenario: Overconfident I was hired to deliver a new back office software suite. Prior to my arrival, the project [...]
Don’t Confuse Accountability With Responsibility
Danger Will Robinson, Danger! One symptom of a leader caving to her own ego is one who begins to confuse [...]