During the last decade, one-third of the CEOs in Fortune 500 companies have lasted less than three years. Top executive failure rates are estimated to be as high as seventy-five percent and rarely lower than thirty percent. A McKinsey study found that the pipeline for future leaders is broken. Only three percent of those responding to the survey felt their company developed leaders well.
Just what does the movie, The Queen, have to do with corporate leadership?
It certainly isn’t a movie about business. But it is a movie about leadership. And the point is simple. You may be a shining new star. People could be talking about your leadership potential. You may even be one of the company's financial wizards or a technical genius. But that’s not enough. Successful leadership takes personal insight and an understanding of what it takes to lead and manage people’s hearts and minds.
In the last few years most companies have recognized the importance of documenting their values. Some have gone to great lengths in detailing what would be ideal behavior but it is still the rare company who has leaders who actually walk the talk.
Barb McEwen is one of North America's top executive coaches. She's helped hundreds of managers and leaders overcome sticky floors to more quickly climb that corporate ladder.
Barb knows where people are coming from - she's managed budgets in excess of $15 million and has been responsible for upwards of 200 staff. Her corporate background includes Executive Director of Regional Tourism, a Senior Executive with the Ministry of Economic Development and VP of a major marketing firm.
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