Despite a booming economy, according to Ken Pasch, today’s leaders are failing. They insist they’re engaged, and believe they listen. But employees don’t agree. In recent studies, 52 percent of employees say business leaders aren’t ethical. 70 percent feel their opinions don’t count. And as many as 79 percent report they’re not managed in a motivating way.
Ken has over 30 years’ experience revolutionizing leader development. He has worked with big names like the U.S. Military and Johnson & Johnson. He is founder of KiVisions, advising good people on how to become great leaders. He is on the faculty at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University, a retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and author of the new book “On Course: Become a Great Leader and Soar”
Top Takeaways: The Leadership Trap of Under-Promising and Overdelivering with Ken Pasch
- On an individual level, overpromising is ok, but as an organization, it is a trap
- Underdelivering is a Parkinson’s Law trap
- How do we manage expectations among our clients?
- The best leaders understand how communication works
- Figure out how to “wow” your customers
- Our teams are smarter than we give them credit for
- We haven’t tapped into the incredible potential our teams have
- Would I rather live my dream or watch somebody else lead theirs?
- Are you living vicariously through others?
- Become a great leader and soar
- 5 key questions that will immediately reveal if we are off course as a leader
- 1- As a society, are we on the cusp of a major breakthrough to heal what divides us
- 2- Are we safe and secure to threats to our health and life?
- When we treat people like commodities, you get what you create
- Operate from a we win (abundance) mentality
- 3- Are we making decisions that lead us to a bright path of prosperity?
- 4- Are we willing to testify to the quality of the products and service we create?
- 5- Are we soaring? Living truly fulfilling lives
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan
Leadership Superpower: Humility
Book Most Often Gifted: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Additional Items Mentioned
Ken’s website: kivisions.com
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
TED Talk: Simon Sinek
