As the global economy slows, persons at leadership levels will be tested to create stability and demonstrate unwavering strength above the uncertain business undercurrents. Uncertainty surrounds not only the downturn’s depth and duration, though these are decidedly big unknowns, but also the very future of the global economic order which, until recently was characterized by...

All those leadership books I ever read speak about the negative effects of having a strong ego while in a leadership position and the importance of building a strong capable team for succession. I often wonder if actual leaders have ever read these books, because so many of them focus on the “I”, “me”, “self”...

A performance management system is only as good as the people who use it. The system design can certainly shape and reinforce the desired behaviours while discouraging the poor work behaviours with minimal subjectivity but essentially the extent to which it delivers on its design is dependent on the users of the system.  All the...