Energy, focus and five other key skills for future leadersÂ
Facing times of unprecedented peril, we need to urgently develop a pipeline of leaders capable of mobilizing, focusing and sustaining the energy of teams and organizations....
Michael D Watkins is author of The First 90 Days, Master Your Next Move, Predictable Surprises, and 11 other books on leadership and negotiation. A Thinkers 50-ranked management influencer and recognized expert in his field, his work features in HBR Guides and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on leadership, teams, strategic initiatives, and new managers. He taught at Harvard, where he gained his PhD in decision sciences, and INSEAD before joining IMD, where he directs The First 90 Days and Transition to Business Leadership programs.
4 October 2022 • by Michael D. Watkins in Leadership • 6 min read
Facing times of unprecedented peril, we need to urgently develop a pipeline of leaders capable of mobilizing, focusing and sustaining the energy of teams and organizations....
3 October 2022 • by Michael D. Watkins in Brain circuits • 2 min read
As we move up in organizations, one of the hardest lessons for leaders can be knowing when to defer to the team versus go it alone....
9 August 2022 • by Michael D. Watkins in Brain circuits • 2 min read
Leaders negotiate all the time. Externally, you negotiate with customers, suppliers and potentially allies, regulators and unions. Internally, you negotiate over goals, deadlines and budgets. While there is no single “best way”...
You have 5 of 5 articles left to read.