The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

Leadership is a Long Game

Leadership is a Long Game

Leadership is hard, so don’t make it harder than it needs to be. Remember: Leadership is a long game. To do it well...

Can You Think Strategically?

Do you think strategically? Can you? Do you know how?
Are You Building A Solid Leadership Foundation?

Are You Building A Solid Leadership Foundation?

One of the many pleasures of my work is that I have the opportunity to observe, work with, learn from, and laugh with some incredibly good leaders.
Are You A Disruptive Leader?

Are You A Disruptive Leader?

Being ‘disruptive’ in the professional world has become a trendy moniker for many. In the past few years, thinking, behaving and leading to disrupt has become the latest ‘in’ professional strategy to reinvigorate, innovate, or potentially save positions, teams, products, and organizations otherwise moving too slowly to stay relevant and viable.
Leadership 360s Should NOT Stand Alone

Leadership 360s Should NOT Stand Alone

A CEO called because after two years in his role, his executive team was performing well, but they weren’t ‘gelling.’ Work was getting done, but at times it seemed random and chaotic.
10 Steps to Creating a Leadership Development Program That Actually Works

Create A Leadership Development Program That Actually Will Build Leadership Depth

I received a call last week from Trent, a senior manager. The executive team is keenly aware their organization lacks leadership depth and they need to act now.
What Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Can Teach Leaders About Engagement

What Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Can Teach Leaders About Engagement

The destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is shocking. Millions have been impacted, thousands left homeless, and hundreds of thousands are now trying to identify how to move forward.

Who Says You’re a Leader?

I’ve had three conversations within the past week with managers from three separate organizations. Each one has asked for guidance or simply an ear so they could vent.
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.
Stop doing these 3 things

Stop It!

I believe it’s good practice to regularly sit back and identify things to stop doing. If we don’t regularly stop doing things that are no longer helpful, how can we expect to change, grow, and be better leaders?