Our view is that loyalty and trust are not the same. Loyalty as defined by Webster is ‘a feeling of strong support for someone or something’ whereas trust is defined as ‘a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship.’
Read MoreAs indicated by professors DeNisi and Kluger in an Academy of Management Executive article, one of the most widely accepted principles in psychology is the positive effect that feedback has on performance.
Read MoreIt is no longer good enough (perhaps it never was) to simply put together a group of talented, experienced executives and assume that they will morph into a high-performing leadership team without at least some focus and effort. In this post we will describe 4 pragmatic principles that we believe are essential for building a great leadership team that can operate effectively in today’s fast-paced and complex environment.
Read MoreFor a leadership team to improve it must first determine what’s getting in the way and then identify the commitments the team and its members must make to address the gaps. Once these commitments have been pronounced, team members have made themselves accountable to each other and feedback is required to reinforce the accountability.
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