Lisa Dunbar

When Steve Jobs left Apple in 1985, the company’s once-thriving profit margins took a nosedive. Within a year, Apple found itself on the brink of insolvency, losing over a billion dollars. When Jobs returned, he swiftly turned the company’s fortunes around, implementing a robust management structure and cultural norms that still define Apple today. As another expert put it, Jobs had to “revamp” the company.  The cost of failed CEO succession is simply too great to ignore. We’re talking nearly a trillion dollars annually for the S&P 1500 alone. Yet companies often make critical mistakes in CEO succession planning, from… Read More »7 Big CEO Succession Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Everyone remembers Bill Murray’s character, Phil Connors, in the movie “Groundhog Day”. Phil finds himself trapped in a time loop; he’s forced to relive the same day – February 2 – repeatedly. Over the course of the time loop, and movie, Phil transforms from self-centered and cynical into a more empathetic and proactive person, ultimately making a life decision that Phil, at the beginning of the story, would probably have never made. Although life is never like it is in the movies, there’s a larger question at play – do our personalities change over time? Or even – do we… Read More »Can You Really Change Your Personality? Understanding the Three Factors That Can Shift Your Personality

Leadership is not for the faint of heart. It beckons you to grow and stretch in ways that are unknown until you are in the thick of it and question whether you’re really doing it right.  Leaders have a far greater impact on the well-being

Organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in finding talent. Once people are hired, the next hurdle is ensuring that they stay, are interested in their work, and contribute to organizational goals. In other words, organizations need to keep employees engaged.