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The Critical Obstacle to Innovation

February 28, 2017Ken WredeNo comments

Everyone agrees that innovation is the magical key to the future, a strategic activity that cannot be ignored. A major topic of CEOs and MBA programs world-wide. The biggest obstacle to innovation in any organization has absolutely nothing to do with innovation. The biggest obstacle is that very few organizations create the strategic group culture…

The Delegation Challenge

February 23, 2017Ken WredeNo comments

The biggest challenge for most people when delegating to others is that they don’t trust their subordinates on a fundamental level. The inability to delegate is not a leadership problem, it is actually only a symptom of a larger leadership problem: the absence of trust and confidence. Who is responsible for building that trust? If…

The Slippery Slope of Integrity

February 15, 2017Ken Wrede1 comment

There are basically two kinds of people who get involved in unethical actions in business. In one case, they are proactive and premeditated in their actions. In the other case, it just sorta happens.

Leaders Have No Right to Demand Trust

October 1, 2016Ken WredeNo comments

Leaders must protect the most important asset generated by healthy organizational cultures: Trust. It is through the process of good culture that leaders earn trust of their subordinates. Leaders who ignore that lesson destroy corporate value.  

Interview… 9 September 2016 0800EST

September 14, 2016Ken WredeNo comments

Thank you Jamie Meloni for the great interview at “That Business Show” from WHNZ 1250. I really appreciate the chance to share my ideas and philosophies of leadership. Your show is a great resource for the local Tampa Bay Region. You can check out what a great job Jamie does with my interview during the…

Counting versus Culture

July 16, 2016Ken Wrede1 commentCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

Instead of arguing about leadership and management, agree on operational definitions that segment the problems and steer the conversation toward solutions. In a simplistic way: Managers protect resources. Leaders protect culture. Excerpt from “6 Rabbit Holes of Leadership” Available on Amazon Kindle

The Rational Business

July 3, 2016Ken WredeNo commentsCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

Science follows evidence to support a conclusion; ideology starts with a conclusion and seeks evidence to prove it.

Leaders and managers, the important difference

June 8, 2016Ken WredeNo commentsFunctional Leadership, HR, Human Resources, leadership principles, Organization Development

There is a huge difference between leaders and managers. Never sell managers short, they are the stewards of resources. Their problems will cost you money Leaders are the stewards of culture. If the organizational culture is toxic, it is the fault of the leaders. Their problems will cost you your whole organization.      …

Suncoast Business Leaders Leadership Panel

May 21, 2016Ken WredeNo commentsHuman Resources, Leadership, Leadership development, organizational culture, Suncoast Business Leaders

This is just a quick note to thank Laurie MacDonald from MacDonaldConsultants for hosting a wonderful leadership panel on 18 May at the Centre Club Tampa sponsored by The Suncoast Business Leaders organization.

Three Fallacies of Leadership

February 25, 2016Ken WredeCrisis management, Leadership, Leadership development, leadership principles

To paraphrase the old saying, “Leadership is like the weather – everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it.” People seem to accept leadership, good or bad, as a cosmic fate that simply happens. If we benefit, great. If we suffer from inadequate leadership, it is perceived as bad fortune and unavoidable. I…

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