The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

Are You Developing Problem Reporters or Problem Solvers?

“I know this is terrible to say, but I don’t want Larry on my executive team. He sucks the energy out of the room. Brad, the previous director who managed Larry, was great, but Larry exhausted him!
Culture Eats Strategy for…an Appetizer

Culture Eats Strategy for…an Appetizer

We’ve all heard Peter Drucker's saying, “Culture eats strategy for lunch [or breakfast].” I am, of course, not going to disagree with that statement. However, given the work world today, it’s not enough.

Create Values That Support Your Culture

If you’re like most organizations today, you’re struggling to attract, train, develop, promote, and retain great team members. Heck, you’re struggling to find and retain team members - regardless of how great they may be!

Starting a Strategic Initiative? Clarify Your Culture First

Now that you’ve finally hired the additional project team members needed, and you’ve checked, checked, and triple-checked your strategic initiative’s plan and deliverables, it’s time to start your project, right? Wrong.

Culture Starts at the Top

This past week validated that regardless of what you say you want your company culture to be, what it actually IS is dependent upon you, the leader.
Leadership Dysfunction – Doing What You’ve Always Done

Leadership Dysfunction – Doing What You’ve Always Done

“This looks good in general, but there are several items that need to be corrected.” ...No response.
Today may be rough for your team. I have a few thoughts…

Today may be rough for your team. I have a few thoughts…

A client called me yesterday. She was really hurting because of the low morale and the state of divisiveness she's seeing in her team, her family, her community, and the country because of the pandemic, ongoing social issues, and our current political turmoil. So we talked.
Revise “And Any Other Duties As Assigned” to Change Your Culture

Revise “And Any Other Duties As Assigned” to Change Your Culture

If you’ve been in management for any length of time, the phrase “And any other duties as assigned,” is one you know. Whenever I ask one of my audiences or leadership training teams, “What’s that line at the bottom of most position descriptions?”
Impact Your Customer Experience by Changing Your Culture

Impact Your Customer Experience by Changing Your Culture

A client, the Director of North American Operations, asked me to review a proposed Corporate Leadership Development Program that had just come across his desk. Something about it felt ‘off’ to him, but he couldn’t quite identify what was making him uncomfortable.