As a leader of managers, you should be evaluating your managers on the quality of their decisions…not on how effectively they execute your decisions. Managers should not be asking you to solve their problems. Instead, you should encourage them to share the nature of the problem, identify 2-3 possible solutions, rank the solutions, then explain […]
Archives for 2018
Mike’s #BeIntentional –8
Two of the greatest challenges a President or CEO must overcome are isolation and lack of unfiltered feedback. They often lack professional colleagues to engage in open, constructive dialogue. Also missing is the objective feedback needed to understand the impact of one’s words and actions on their organization. By analogy, it is like being perched […]
Mike’s #BeIntentional — 7
Why did this happen to me? Throughout our lives, we all must deal with losses and setbacks. You can’t prevent them from occurring, but you can control how you respond to unfortunate events. How we deal with losses and hardships says much more about us as leaders than the way we deal with wins and […]
Mike’s #BeIntentional — 6
Culture is not defined by the five “big things” a leader does from time to time. It’s the 100 “little things” we consistently do every day that create our company’s “fabric” and “way of being”. The five big things establish directional accuracy. The 100 little things make your culture come alive. Look for opportunities to […]
Mike’s #BeIntentional — 5
Should executives lead from the front or from behind? My experiences suggest that great leaders do both. When things are going well, they step back, set direction and allow their people to take the lead. They support, guide and mentor their employees thus allowing them to grow professionally and gain exposure within the company. When […]
Mike’s #BeIntentional — 4
Sometimes we lose our way as leaders. Trusting our instincts leads to a bad outcome. An unfortunate event shakes our confidence. Our genuineness and authenticity is impacted by trying to be someone we are not. We may not know we have gone off course, and even if we do, we may not know how to […]
Mike’s #BeIntentional — 3
Building and sustaining a great culture is like trying to put socks on a rooster. It’s a lot of hard work. Culture fights back. It does not like change. Culture does not know whether it is good or bad…it just is what it is. It does not know where you want it to go…only where […]
Mike’s #BeIntentional — 2
I am who I am. I cannot pretend to be someone I am not. As leaders, we need to be genuine and authentic in everything we say and do. This isn’t to say that we can’t learn from others and incorporate those learnings into the way we operate. Doing so is an important part of […]
Ratliff & Taylor Goes International
While Ratliff & Taylor has had international capabilities for years, our latest development is close to our hearts. Divya Sriram, one of the Executive Coaches in our Leadership Development Practice, is moving back to India. She has 15+ years’ experience working across geographies including India, China, Singapore, the UK, and the US. We are thrilled […]