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Sometimes it's so easy to forget to do this 🫠 Especially when you're an Integrator working hands-on in the day-to-day, putting out fires, tackling leadership + more. But this is such a powerful (and quick) exercise to make sure your numbers are as clean as possible. Make it a quarterly recurring task, and both you and your CEO should feel some instant relief.

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often! Shortly after a new CEO takes over, uncertainty and fear dampen communication among employees, research by Raffaella Sadun and colleagues shows. Sadun explains the steps organizations can take to get dialogue flowing quickly following a leadership transition.

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often! Shortly after a new CEO takes over, uncertainty and fear dampen communication among employees, research by Raffaella Sadun and colleagues shows. Sadun explains the steps organizations can take to get dialogue flowing quickly following a leadership transition.

Transformative leadership starts with knowledge and engagement! Our Leadership & Management Workshop on May 3, 2024, was nothing short of incredible - packed with insights, engagement, and plenty of fun! Ready to elevate your leadership skills to new heights? Learn More: https://bit.ly/4asBzlT

Part One - Creating sustainable success in CS leadership. CS Conversations is live… we ripped off the band-aid. What are CS Conversations? Talks about CS topics with a little flavor. You’ll hear our opinions, walk away with some food for thought and we’re opening the door for you to share your thoughts on the topic. In part one, we discuss the importance of identifying the operational maturity of the team you lead or the organization and company you work for. Take a listen and let us know what you think. Join the conversation!

In the first part of "Sustaining Success in CS Leadership," I introduce a critical tool—a maturity model that plays a pivotal role in assessing our operations. Let’s explore this model in more detail. Heroic: Success in these organizations relies heavily on the individual competence and extraordinary efforts of their people, rather than on established, proven processes. Repeatable: At this stage, our team's processes are consistent and replicable, producing reliable results over time. Defined: Processes are well-documented and standardized, allowing for gradual improvement. This stage brings organization and efficiency, laying the groundwork for scalability. Managed: Processes have evolved to the point where they can be measured with defined metrics, clearly demonstrating their benefits to business operations. Optimized: Processes are continuously monitored and refined by all team members, with improvements occurring seamlessly and without disruption. Teams often get stuck in heroic efforts or regress to defining repeatable processes instead of moving beyond them. Why? Because these efforts are so easy to celebrate that they become ingrained in our culture. But the reality is, heroic efforts won’t scale—ever.

By investing in the deliberate development of future leaders is crucial for fostering innovation and progress. By nurturing leadership skills and encouraging innovation, we can create a brighter future for organizations and society as a whole.

Sharpen your executive skills at the upcoming "Improving Board Effectiveness." Tailored to elevate the proficiency of top-tier professionals in crafting and executing impeccable governance strategies, this program promises a deep dive into progressive methodologies, proven frameworks, and hands-on tools to catapult executive leadership efficiency and drive organizational advancement. Elevate your aspirations beyond customary paradigms and grace the "Improving Corporate Governance" training with your presence.

Business owners: If you don’t have employees yet, establishing your leadership now will help you be ready for the first person you hire. If you already have employees and they’re not doing things the way you want them done, becoming their leader works better than trying to micromanage.

Has your board prepared a strong succession plan? Succession planning is not just about filling positions but ensuring leadership continuity and preserving institutional knowledge. In this webinar, AGB Senior Consultant Shannon McCambridge, JD, will share best practices, discuss common challenges, and provide strategies for creating a succession plan tailored to your board’s needs. Join the conversation: https://lnkd.in/eT27krmC