by Ted Harro | Jun 12, 2018 | Influence, Leadership Tests, Top Teams
“You change management people are all the same. If my friends from GE were listening to this conversation, they’d say it was the biggest crock of shit they’ve ever heard.” Scott was a little frustrated. And salty. He’s a CEO facing a big challenge. The clock is...
by Ted Harro | Feb 7, 2018 | Influence, Laboratory for the Soul, Leadership Tests, Top Teams
A while back, I wrote a piece arguing that we should act like Allies instead of Critics with our colleagues. I know you may have been thinking, “But you don’t work with this one scumbag at our company. There’s no way he’d be an Ally. And if I act like an Ally with...
by Ted Harro | Nov 28, 2017 | Influence, Leadership Tests, Top Teams
If you’re a leader, you’re going to spend the vast majority of your days in meetings. Leaders spend most of their time with others wrestling with tough issues that couldn’t be solved elsewhere and creating a future that no one person could achieve alone. So, quick:...
by Ted Harro | Sep 11, 2017 | Creating the Future, Influence, Leadership Tests, Top Teams
Why do you do what you do? I was with an executive team recently and found myself silently channeling Simon Sinek, asking myself that question about these people: Why do they do this job? Their company provides a service aimed at helping families who earn $50K or less...
by Ted Harro | Sep 6, 2016 | Influence, Redemptive Entrepreneurship
When is the last time you changed the world and made a profit at the same time? Chelsey is a new friend of mine who helps lead Medicare Operations at one of the biggest health insurance companies in the US. I know health insurance companies are about as popular as...
by Ted Harro | Jun 13, 2015 | Influence
Coaching is all about building constructive relationships with other high performers. It’s easy, especially if you already know the person, to skip a very important step when you begin to coach someone – or to coach them in a different way. If we just show...
