Let’s Leave the Armor Off, for Good
A personal perspective on leading differently in the next pandemic transition We have choices as we emerge from the pandemic: We can go back to what now seems like an unsustainable pre-Covid frenetic pace, or we can use this next pandemic transition phase to start afresh, to have different kinds of conversations with our teams (and ourselves). […]
Herminia Ibarra on Career Reinvention – Post Pandemic
We featured author Herminia Ibarra on our executive leadership podcast, WiseTalk just before the release of her book Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader. The intelligent, insightful discussion (see recap and link to recording below) covered topics including the outsight principle, how behavior drives attitudes (as opposed to the other way around), and […]
UPDATED: Workplace Culture (Now and the Next Normal)
Culture – the cohesiveness that shapes a company. I like to describe culture as the “ways things are around here” and see it as imperative to your company’s success — just like strategy, structure, and operations. by Sue Bethanis, CEO/Founder of Mariposa, [email protected], @suebethanis Understandably, in the past month, conscious attention to culture might have fallen by […]
How to Be Leaderly in Utter Uncertainty (and what behaviors to focus on in this current coronavirus situation)
How HR and business leaders coach their teams in uncertain times by Sue Bethanis, CEO/Founder of Mariposa, [email protected], @suebethanis Like you, I have been flooded the last three days with news and emails about coronavirus precautions. To allay my own anxiety, I spent much of this last weekend reading, and today, I am writing because […]
On “3 Ways #MeToo Will Influence the Business World in 2018”
In the wake of recent scandals and controversy sparking the #MeToo movement, there is growing pressure on organizations to reveal more about their cultures and workplace practices. What does this mean for leadership in 2018? In a recent Inc. article “3 Ways #MeToo Will Influence the Business World in 2018,” Spencer Rascoff, Zillow Group CEO, argues […]