Mary Marshall When Kim Obbink and I first had the kernel of an idea to write a book, we were just riffing on all the bad leaders we had encountered in our careers. The stories were funny, tragic, and in some cases predictable. Then we started to … Read more
The Beauty in the Rearview Mirror? Wagging the Dog? By Imitation Only? Innovation Is for Losers? Loyalty to Comrades? The Impossible Divorce? The last book in our series of “how-not-to guides,” “How NOT to Create a Winning Strategy,” is all about how NOT to create … Read more
Team Building for Toddlers? Loyalty Is the New Cocaine? Frat House Frenzy? Titles Are Forever? Type A Is for A$$hole? Do any of these sound familiar? If so, you’ll probably find the new book I co-authored with Kim Obbink, “How NOT to Build a Great … Read more
You’re the Smartest Person in the Room? It’s All About You? The Irrelevance of Truth? Drop Your Integrity? Winning the Blame Game? Sound familiar? When my co-author Kim Obbink and I wrote this book, we didn’t have any specific leader in mind. Instead, we reflected … Read more
Racism is a learned set of beliefs and behaviors. We weren’t born believing that people with darker or different skin colors have less worth than those of lighter skin tones. We were taught that. It’s not true, but the false belief is driving horrific behaviors … Read more
Most of us are overwhelmed right now. There’s a lot to consider, to plan for, and to address. I put together this list of leadership strategies based on what I see happening with my clients to offer you some support. Don’t expect to do them … Read more
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Amy Hedin, the CEO and an executive coach at Human Point on her blogging podcast, “Coaching Coffee Break,” about how organizations should look at their strategic plans given the current realities of our new COVID-19 world. Bottom … Read more
Leading a team or an organization today is difficult, to say the least. We are in uncharted water and so the destination is not fixed. There is no map and we don’t know what lies on the other side. So how on earth do you … Read more
We’re in a different world than we were a month ago and our business and personal lives have been upended. As with any seismic event that changes us, our outlook, and our opportunities we look for ways to navigate through it. The first phase of … Read more
Kim Obbink and I co-wrote a book published in 2018, “How NOT to Be a Leader.” We just finished the 3-book series including, “How NOT to Build a Great Team” and “How NOT to Create a Winning Strategy,” which will be out in late spring … Read more