{"title":"HOW TO BE A B-SUITE LEADER WITH C-SUITE IMPACT","authors":"Rebecca Houghton","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20879","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The author, founder of BoldHR, outlines how middle managers can gain more influence and leverage within organizations. These managers “are essential for bridging strategy and execution, yet receive little of the attention or support they deserve.” She contends that “if we expect middle managers to adopt a more strategic mindset—thinking less like the middle managers of the past and more like C-suite leaders—it’s time for a radical rebrand.” She provides “steps we can take to instill a C-Suite mindset in all middle managers—based on data from more than 1,000 managers in Australia.” The steps, in the author’s words, are: Assess Leadership Maturity; Focus Less on How the Work Gets Done and More on What Work Gets Done; Confront the root cause of burnout and control the pace; Once you’ve “controlled the pace,” “use the space” to boost confidence. And she notes that her company’s research shows four competencies in particular are crucial to be developed in middle managers: the “ability to motivate and engage others, their capacity to cope, their skills in managing up, and their willingness to manage their reputation. With the exception of coping, these competencies are dominated by influencing - a habit that most middle managers engage with reluctantly.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 116","pages":"73-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143581708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FROM FRONTLINES TO BOARDROOMS: LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION FROM UNDER THE MANGO TREE","authors":"Viva Ona Bartkus, Emily S. Block","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20876","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The authors (Bartkus, Professor Emerita at the University of Notre Dame; and Block, the George M. Cormie Chair of Management in the Alberta School of Business) write about the applicability of lessons learned in war zones and other extreme environments for today’s business challenges. Dr. Bartkus “founded the Business on the Frontlines Program seeking to harness the dynamism of business in rebuilding societies ravaged by conflict and deep poverty.” Case studies are provided, “from the dusty roads of Uganda to the high-stakes vaccine distribution efforts of J&J,” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors contend that they “uncover a universal truth about leadership: the most powerful innovations often emerge from the most challenging environments. Whether facing armed middlemen or vaccine skepticism, leaders who can adapt frontline strategies to their unique contexts gain a critical edge in our increasingly complex and interconnected world.” The lessons include, in their words, <i>Map the Entire Landscape and Follow the Money</i>, <i>Build Unconventional Partnerships</i>, <i>Fail fast and forward</i>, and <i>Get Your Boots Dirty</i>. They believe that “effective leaders in challenging environments must look beyond traditional partners and stakeholders. This often means overlooking salient differences and digging deeper to understand the motivations and needs of all parties, including potential adversaries.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 116","pages":"13-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143581709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PURPOSE DRIVEN LEADERSHIP: WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE VALUE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS","authors":"Patrick Finneran","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20878","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The author, founder and CEO of Accelerated Performance Solutions, recounts lessons learned during a long military career to “senior leadership roles to McDonnell Aircraft and Boeing.” He relates how “getting out of the office and showing up on the production line to talk with our teams, often on the second and third shift, proved to be very beneficial. It is amazing what you can learn when people see that you care.” Formative experiences for the author included collaborating at Boeing with Alan Mulally, the former CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Ford Motor Company: “Alan knew that people wanted to be respected and appreciated. He didn’t just talk about building airplanes but the higher purpose of connecting our world. He shared this vision with all the stakeholders, ‘everyone included’.” In terms of how the various parts of an organization work together, he contends that “successful organizations thrive, in the long term by maintaining focus on their core purpose and having a compelling vision for the future. They create a nurturing culture driven by a few powerful values that foster unselfish, inclusive, team-oriented behavior. They have a well-defined mission that articulates not only what the organization does but who they serve. The vision, values and mission, when widely shared with all stakeholders, serve to align and empower all teammates.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 116","pages":"66-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143581707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FOR MORE INFO…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20726","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Additional readings and resources on the topics referred to in this issue</p><p><b>Sarah McArthur</b></p><p><i>Making Waves: A Woman's Rise to the Top Using Heart, Smarts, and Courage</i> (Matt Holt, 2024; 224 pages; $25.00)</p><p><i>Work Is Love Made Visible: A Collection of Essays about the Power of Finding Your Purpose from the World's Greatest Thought Leaders</i> (Wiley, 2018; 300 pages; $28.00)</p><p><i>Peter Drucker's Five Most Important Questions: Enduring Wisdom for Today's Leaders</i> (Jossey-Bass, 2015; 160 pages; $20.00)</p><p><i>Coaching for Leadership: Writings on Leadership from the World's Greatest Coaches</i> (Wiley, 2012; 313 pages; $72.00)</p><p><i>More Hesselbein on Leadership</i> (Jossey-Bass, 2012; 91 pages; $19.95)</p><p><i>My Life in Leadership: The Journey and Lessons Learned Along the Way</i> (Jossey-Bass, 2011; 236 pages; $27.95)</p><p><b>Barry Conchie and Sarah Dalton</b></p><p><i>The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance</i> (Hachette Go, 2024; 320 pages; $32.00)</p><p><b>Andrew C.M. Cooper</b></p><p><i>The Ethical Imperative: Leading with Conscience to Shape the Future of Business</i> (Wiley, 2024; 256 pages; $28.00)</p><p><b>Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink and Ramesh Srinivasan</b></p><p><i>The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out</i> (Portfolio, 2024; 288 pages; $32.00)</p><p><b>Alex Lazarus and Feyzi Fatehi</b></p><p><i>Democratizing SaaS: Unleashing a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Industry by Empowering a New Generation of SaaS Entrepreneurs</i> (ForbesBooks, 2022; 122 pages; $19.95)</p><p><b>Laura Gassner Otting</b></p><p><i>Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should … and What to Do About It</i> (Ideapress Publishing, 2023; 224 pages; $26.95)</p><p><b>Steven T. Collis</b></p><p><i>Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues</i> (Shadow Mountain, 2024; 256 pages; $26.99)</p><p><b>Denis Moriarty</b></p><p><i>Building Stronger Communities, One Headline at a Time</i> (Institute of Community Directors Australia, 2022; 159 pages, $36.00 AUD)</p><p><b>Cynthia Kane</b></p><p><i>The Pause Principle: How to Keep Your Cool in Tough Situations</i> (Wiley, 2025; 272 pages; $28.00)</p><p><b>Willie Pietersen</b></p><p><i>Leadership–The Inside Story: Time-Tested Prescriptions for Those Who Seek To Lead</i> (Rivertowns Books, 2024; 216 pages; $29.95)</p><p><b>Rob Bier</b></p><p><i>Smooth Scaling: 20 Rituals to Build a Friction-Free Organization</i> (Wonderwell, 2024; 288 pages; $28.99)</p><p><i>Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity That Works</i> (Society For Human Resource Management/SHRM, 2024; 186 pages; $24.99)</p><p><i>Triple Fit Strategy: How to Build Lasting Customer Relationships and Boost Growth</i></p><p>(Harvard Business Review Press, 2024; 240 pages; $35.00)</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 115","pages":"81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ltl.20726","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ACHIEVING PAY EQUITY IN A HOLISTIC, COMPREHENSIVE MANNER","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20870","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20870","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 115","pages":"77-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TRYING A NEW STRATEGY FOR AVOIDING THE BUYER-SELLER TRAP","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20869","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 115","pages":"79-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FROM THE EDITORS","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20871","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 115","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142860627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE POWER OF RITUALS IN BUILDING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SCALABLE ORGANIZATION","authors":"Rob Bier","doi":"10.1002/ltl.20867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20867","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The author built two successful companies of his own, and has many years of experience as an organizational advisor. He says that organizations can “cultivate the most valuable habits” that “drive a sustainable and high-performing culture.” This can be achieved through rituals, described as “specific, repeatable practices that help organizations develop the behaviors and skills needed to sustain high performance without succumbing to friction.” He describes rituals at five key levels, which in his words are: (1) informal interactions among peers, (2) interactions between line managers and their subordinates, (3) team interactions, (4) cross-functional interactions, (5) interactions between company leadership and the staff at large. He particularly recommends “six high-impact rituals that lay the foundation needed for trust, collaboration, and performance across your organization. Prioritizing these rituals can transform your organization into a high-performing powerhouse.” These are, in his words (1) Share Your Personal User Guide (PUG), (2) Turning Tensions into Trust, (3) Deep-Dive Meetings, (4) Set Up Cross-Functional Work for Success, (5) Become a Two-Eyed Leader, (6) Run an Information Marketplace. In addition, he notes that “leaders must regularly assess the effectiveness of their rituals and be willing to make changes as necessary.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100872,"journal":{"name":"Leader to Leader","volume":"2025 115","pages":"71-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142861351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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