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Recent Articles from Todd Ordal
Being a CEO is a Tough Job, If Done Correctly
Decency in the C-suite is key to capitalism’s survival. But decent people sometimes lack critical skills and behaviors. However, sometimes they’re chock full of many skills, but they lack confidence and fear making decisions.
An Argument for Taking a Sick Day
How you spend your time, both in and out of work matters. And sometimes, in order to be more productive, you need to take a sick day.
How Serving Passions Can be the Voice of Reason
Discover what makes the decision-makers in your chosen market happy, fulfilled and joyous and what feeds their soul and makes them look good, and you’ll sell a lot of product.
Successful CEOs Must Venture Beyond the Castle Walls
Half-hearted CEOs who rarely venture outside the castle walls end up with dysfunctional (or worse) organizations. But there are practices you can develop to stay current with the world outside your office.
Want to be a hero? Make Sure You’re Alone When the Danger Strikes
Research on “diffusion of responsibility” found that we’re most likely to take heroic action when we’re alone rather than with others.
Why Longevity Doesn't Equate to Success as a CEO
There is some evidence that the longer CEOs remain in the corner office, their relationship with the outside world may suffer. This can be attributed to entrenchment.
Why CEOs Need to be More Aware of Their Leadership Capabilities
Whether you’re a new manager or a seasoned CEO, now is the perfect time to get the real picture. Understanding what you’re good at and where you’re weak shouldn’t be threatening — it should be educational and transformational.
Effective Leadership: Meetings Are Meat, Not Potatoes
Getting people together is a great idea. The more face time the better. I also support entertainment and lots of downtime to let people get acquainted. But for a leader to miss the opportunity to communicate real content is a shame.
For Effective Leadership: Do the Work!
Comparing leadership and athletic performance is tenuous at best. You cannot bluff your way onto an Olympic team. People can, however, sometimes bluff their way into leadership roles without the essential talent or experience.
Why a Clear Strategy Should Drive Your Business Behavior
Chasing shiny objects is dangerous, and leaders who fall prey to this almost always have one thing in common: There’s no clear strategy driving their behavior.
Top 7 Questions to Align Your Company
Without alignment, you’re wasting energy in the form of capital, payroll, confusion in the market and opportunity costs. You most likely don’t see it. It’ll slow you down and eventually kill you if you don’t eliminate or reduce it.
CEO Coaching: Strategy Is About Being Different
Many of us are too fearful of looking different, of making mistakes, of trying to achieve wild things. We self-edit our great ideas. Maybe we should blame our parents, but perhaps we ought to own it and create a different definition of success.
