Category Archives: Leadership

Transforming Nursing Leadership Utilization With LeadershipRM™ – A Case Study Brief

Overview

“Gott Health” (name changed for confidentiality), a fast-growing regional hospital system, faced a leadership challenge. With 20 facilities and over 5,000 nursing staff, the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) was overwhelmed—managing 24 direct reports, well beyond the limit for effective leadership. Even after reducing the number to 13, she knew a more strategic solution was needed.

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3 Leadership Management Pain Points That Are Costing You Money

Category : Leadership

U.S. companies pour over $200 billion into leadership development each year—yet only 10% see real results, according to Harvard Business Review. There are numerous reasons why, but a contributing factor is probably how most organizations focus on developing leaders… but not managing them for sustainable growth.

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SHRM25 is Happening Next Week

The SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) national conference is the world’s largest gathering of human resource professionals with 375 sessions and expected onsite and online attendance of 26,000 people. It will take place at the San Diego Convention Center, June 29th to July 2nd. Learn more about the conference at: https://annual.shrm.org/.

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The Process of Leading: A Biotech Director’s Breakthrough

TALES FROM THE LEADERSHIP FRONT
Marcus stared out of his glass-walled office, watching his team hustle through another late night at a biotech company. As Director of Research, he was a brilliant scientist—but leading people? That was another matter. He’d spent years reading books on leadership skills—communication, delegation, motivation—but something wasn’t clicking. His team was burning out, innovation was slowing, and morale was dropping.

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Leadership Resources Management vs 360-Degree Reviews

Leadership Resources Management is a data-informed approach to strategically manage an organization’s leadership resources. It enables more informed decision-making in promotions, assignments, retention and hiring. It can be an improvement over typical 360⁰ reviews with the LeadershipRM™ 360⁰ solution. View these slides to learn more and come to my case study presentation at the SHRM National Conference in July.

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Why Leadership is Your Organization’s Most Valuable Resource

If I were to ask you to name your organization’s most valuable resource, you would probably respond with innovation, technology/data, mineral resources or even your people or culture. People and culture are pretty close, but people usually thrive and like the working environment because of a good leader. Culture is also nourished and supported by a good leader. In fact, a good leader will help an organization maximize the value of all of their other resources.

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The Mentor at the Helm

TALES FROM THE LEADERSHIP FRONT
Elena, the Chief Operating Officer of a top strategy consulting firm, thrived in high-stakes decision-making. She navigated complex client challenges daily, but her true passion lay in developing her team.

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Social Leadership in Consumer-Packaged Goods

TALES FROM THE LEADERSHIP FRONT
Mike, a dynamic executive for a consumer-packaged goods company, faced a challenge: how to inspire his team and connect with consumers in an increasingly competitive market. Rather than relying solely on traditional leadership methods, Mike embraced social leadership—using transparency, collaboration, and digital engagement to drive results.

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The Power of Diversity in Action

TALES FROM THE LEADERSHIP FRONT
Ethan, Chief Marketing Officer at a national insurance company, was known for his innovative approach to leadership. Tasked with meeting ambitious financial goals for the year, Ethan leaned into his greatest asset—his diverse and dynamic marketing team.

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Fortifying Your DEI Initiatives with Data

DEI initiatives have been coming under attack for a while resulting in several well-known organizations abandoning their DEI programs. These firms either don’t understand DEI or were never really committed to it in the first place. To be clear, DEI in its purest form is not about promoting less competent people over more competent people. It’s about making sure every competent person has a chance to be promoted.

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