Strategic Leadership

The leadership of ‘Mattress Mack’

October 31, 2017
Jim McIngvale, known as “Mattress Mack,” turned his two Houston furniture stores into shelters after Hurricane Harvey. The social media was tremendous.

Risks, benefits of decision-making

October 11, 2017
Deciding is a process, not an event, so use that process to learn. Here are some benefits, risks and challenges.

When thrust into power, seek support

October 10, 2017
“I became a stronger leader by having experienced tragedy. You grieve, you provide reassurance to your team and you get through it.”

In over your head? Admit it

October 9, 2017
Soon after Philip Krim co-founded his company, Casper, success turned to stress. But rather than panic, he’s engaging in open, honest communication with his 300 employees—and the public.

Break big challenge into little chunks

October 6, 2017
“We were only one-tenth of where we needed to be in terms of making progress on this initiative. Our chief operating officer advised me, ‘We’ve got to take on this problem in bite-size chunks.’”

Bryan Cranston weaves a web

October 4, 2017
When you want something badly, skip the passivity. Pull the strings to maximize your odds of success.

Reality check!

October 2, 2017
When he’s not sure if he’s on target in assessing a situation, leadership guru John Maxwell asks himself six questions.

Keep relearning

September 29, 2017
Filmmaker Lynn Novick, together with Ken Burns, has made some of the best documentaries of our time, most famously The Civil War. With the release of their new documentary, The Vietnam War, Novick offers three distinct insights on leadership.

The lesson of a toilet paper snafu

September 28, 2017
Nat Greene was stumped. “I had been trained not to guess, and when one stops guessing, real problem-solving begins,” he says.

5 deceptively simple steps to success

September 23, 2017
CEOs like to follow well-established practices to operate efficiently and pursue strategy. From using organizational charts to tracking key performance indicators, they favor certain structures to impose order.