Articles on Mentoring and Leader Development | The Leadership Effect

Driving Strategy Home (part 2 of 2)

December 29, 2008

In the last issue, we addressed the challenge leaders face as they engage in strategic planning for their organizations. Our focus for that article was on how to make the strategic planning process more effective. This article addresses the next challenge with strategic planning: getting the change to take hold in the organization. We have seen strategic change efforts in organizations flounder because the goals, priorities, and initiatives begun during the planning process are not woven into the fabric of the organization. Employees interpret the change in strategy a number of ways, including something that doesn’t affect them, the “flavor...

Leadership in Practice: Steve Hanley of Covidien Imaging Solutions

December 23, 2008

Leadership in Practice: A Conversation with Steve Hanley, President, Covidien Imaging Solutions Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are now? A: I started almost 17 years ago at Kendall Healthcare, which is another important part of Covidien, as a sales representative in Milwaukee. Over the next ten years, I went through the ranks of marketing and management. My last position at Kendall was Vice President of Sales for the Eastern half of the U.S. In January 2001, I came over to Mallinckrodt in the role of Vice President of Marketing. Over...

Leadership in Practice: Sally Roth of Regions Bank

December 16, 2008

Leadership in Practice: A Conversation with Sally Roth, President of Regions Bank, Greater St. Louis and Area Executive for the Upper Midwest Region. Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are? A: Well, it is a second career. I taught secondary education, which was a terrific experience, but I was drawn to banking as a profession, understanding that really nothing happens in a community without a bank somehow being involved. When I quit teaching to begin raising a family, I took accounting courses, and then a part-time job working for a small...

Driving Strategy Home (part 1 of 2)

September 16, 2008

by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. One of the biggest challenges leaders face with the strategic planning process is turning strategy into action. Planning sessions generally gather key leaders in a place free of day-to-day distractions to focus energy and build optimism. Then, leaders watch as that energy and optimism dissipate when the participants get back to the “real world”. Strategic plans that had everyone excited too often become “shelf-ware” that fails to deliver the strategic results needed. Below we share some of our tips for getting the most out of your next strategic planning session: Spread out the off-site. While a...

Articles

Articles Archive