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6 Ways We Lead Through Adversity

6 Ways We Lead Through Adversity

by David Porter | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Crisis Leadership, Leadership, Leading through adversity

Many of us are justifiably concerned with how to lead our teams through adversity in these extraordinary times. If you are a leader charged with keeping things going, consider these tactics: Focus on stakeholders. When adversity occurs, fears run high with...
12 Leadership Lessons from Low Tides and Crisis

12 Leadership Lessons from Low Tides and Crisis

by David Porter | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Crisis Leadership, Leadership, Leading through adversity

Note: When I first published this a few years ago, it was a cautionary tale about preparing our organizations for ordinary challenges. I hope the lessons are helpful to you now. High tides indeed lift all boats. What about low tides? As leaders, we enjoy the time of...
Build a stronger team after your mistakes

Build a stronger team after your mistakes

by David Porter | Jan 16, 2018 | Decision-making, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading through adversity, Team Effectiveness, Teamwork, Work Culture

Situation A CEO focuses his growth strategy on acquisitions. Over time, some deals bear fruit while others fall short of expectations. For a while, he only shares his regret over the low-performing acquisitions with his closest aides. In time, caution subsides and, he...
There’s power in team certainty

There’s power in team certainty

by David Porter | Jan 11, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading through adversity, Team Effectiveness, Teamwork, Work Culture

While most of us enjoy the challenge of learning and growth, our need for certainty and stability informs our daily routines. The reason we sit at the same desk in school or the same chair for a weekly meeting is that it allows us to compartmentalize and shift our...
Focus on helping your team perform

Focus on helping your team perform

by David Porter | Jan 2, 2018 | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading through adversity, Work Culture

Late one evening, two leaders and the CFO met in the CFO’s office. The CFO was upset about a perceived lack of effort from his team in completing several initiatives he deemed important. His monologue devolved into personal attacks on each team member as he went down...

Some truths about leading transformation

by David Porter | Nov 14, 2017 | Leadership, Leading through adversity, Performance excellence, Work Culture

The first story. Late one evening, about six months into a company transformation effort, I approached a team member’s empty desk to drop off a document. In the middle of his precisely ordered desktop was a message clip holding a 3×5 index card. I picked up the...
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