1: Imagine being the captain of a battleship. A torpedo has hit the ship. 

Now what?

“Send a portion of their crew to contain the hull breach,”  Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in their book  CEO Excellence.

The captain, however, “stays on the bridge, increases speed to full, and deploys the rest of the crew to keep fighting the war.”

The best CEOs take … continue reading

1: Imagine taking our seat at a classical music concert. We arrive early, and the orchestra is warming up.  

“And it’s a very unpleasant noise because they’re all doing their own flourishes,” observes U.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis in CEO Excellence by  Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra.

“Suddenly, they stop,” Richard describes. “And then out of stage right comes a human being holding nothing more … continue reading

1: The best CEOs understand that they must have a “hands-on” connection with each individual on their leadership team, McKinsey consultants Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.

“You invest time and energy with each, recognizing they’re all individuals,” comments Michael Fisher, CEO of the nonprofit Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.  … continue reading