By: Rose Cartolari, Sr. Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Most leaders have a long mental, if not written, “to do” list. With the holidays on the horizon, that list can seem never-ending. But sometimes we are so focused on what we have to do as leaders, we forget about who we have to be as […]
posted on October 15, 2018 by
A Change Happens: Manage it Effectively
By: Lou Quinto, Leadership Speaker & Executive Coach, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Everyone has heard the phrase, “change is constant”, however, when we are faced with change our first reaction is to cringe or loudly object. Why is that? The reason for the reaction is because change indicates, more often than not, that we are […]
posted on October 1, 2018 by
Drop the Anchor & Innovate
By: Scott Dannemiller, Chief Learning Officer, Executive Development Associates, Inc. When I’m working with a group of leaders who are looking for the secrets to innovation, I ask them two questions: True or False? The population of Turkey is 7 million. What is the population of Turkey? Let me guess. You were expecting something more […]
posted on September 15, 2018 by
Have You Missed Your Window?
By: Joe Jordan, Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Life is full of misses. Missing the boat. Missing the mark. Missing a beat. The world of missed opportunities, includes a well-traveled trail of what-ifs. What if Ross Perot had bought those majority shares in fledgling Microsoft for $60 million? What if Blockbuster president John Antioco had […]
posted on September 1, 2018 by
Dear CEOs, It’s Time to Change the Org Chart
By: Bonnie Hagemann, CEO, Executive Development Associates, Inc. There is a saying that you have probably all heard, “Common sense is really not that common.” I certainly can think of many scenarios where common sense is lacking in today’s business environment, but I grew up on a large farm in Western Oklahoma where a lack […]
posted on August 15, 2018 by
Leadership is Knowing How to Ask
By: Maya Hu-Chan, C-Suite Coach, Executive Development Associates, Inc. If there is ever an opportunity to add in an eighth deadly sin, then I am putting my hand up to nominate assumption. In my experience, assumption is already the #1 business sin; the destroyer of deals, the terrorizer of team dynamics – yet it continues […]
posted on August 1, 2018 by
Coaching NextGen High Potential Leaders
By: Sattar Bawany, Managing Director, EDA Asia Pacific & C-Suite Master Executive Coach Today’s dramatically changing work environments demand that organizations continuously ensure that there is a robust leadership pipeline ready to be deployed now and in the future. Identifying, assessing, selecting and developing the next generation or potential future leaders is, therefore, one of […]
posted on July 15, 2018 by
Leadership, Loyalty, and a Leader’s Brand
By: Joe Jordan, Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Does one question really tell it all? If it tells the story for a company, can a similar question tell the story for a company’s leaders? In 2003, Bain Consultant Fred Reicheld reported the singular factor most indicative of customer behavior was loyalty, measured by simply asking, […]
posted on July 1, 2018 by
Perception Bias: You’re Not Who You Think You Are
By: Rose Cartolari, Sr. Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Reflecting on my recent work travels, one topic kept jumping out wherever I went. Perception: how others perceive us and how we can manage it, which is what brought me to write this (hopefully timely) article. How do people perceive you as a leader? Quite well, […]
posted on June 22, 2018 by
A Framework for Effective Organizational Decision-Making
By: Lou Quinto, Leadership Speaker & Executive Coach, Executive Development Associates, Inc. This past weekend I watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In one of the last scenes of the movie, the evil archeologist who is pursuing Indiana Jones finds himself confronted with a decision – “Which chalice is the Holy Grail?” Assuming that […]
