5 min readHiring for agility is no longer optional. A few weeks ago, I sat with a CEO who was frustrated that an apparently perfect hire could not keep up with the pace of change. “We hired someone with exactly the background we thought we needed,” he said. “They’d done this job before, in our industry, at […]

3 min readA leadership team can spend months building a strategy that looks exactly right. The numbers make sense. The priorities are clear. The case for change is persuasive. Headquarters signs off. The rollout begins. Everyone feels confident. Then the strategy lands in local markets. Not with dramatic resistance, but with something quieter: Leaders often say, “The […]

3 min readA question I often encourage senior leaders to ask in succession discussions is this: Are we promoting for comfort or for complexity? It is a simple question, but it gets to the heart of a much larger leadership issue. Too often, organizations confuse familiarity with readiness. A candidate may be highly respected, loyal, and successful […]