Durable Leadership

This episode provides a deep dive into "pretextual justifications" and organizational culture's role in crafting political strategies within corporate environments. The host, a seasoned management consultant, unveils a foundational framework used to navigate complex corporate politics, focusing on gaining power and influence. Listeners will learn about the nuances of

Effective leadership remains a cornerstone of success in today's dynamic business landscape. Yet, with many colossal leadership development industry offerings, are organizations truly getting the necessary leadership acumen? In this episode, host Jawn Lam scrutinizes the glaring shortcomings of conventional leadership development programs. Specifically, the failure to address c

In this episode, I share some perspectives on organizational politics that I've heard from many clients.

In today's episode, we have a conversation with Mike Braham about transitioning out of the military, learning the skills of crisis management, and the value of leading with a clear stack of priorities.

Power is a difficult concept to define and understand. As we continue our exploration of power & politics in the organizational setting, let's set the foundation for our approach to wrapping our minds around this nebulous concept. Rather than trying to define power by what it is, our process will be based on understanding power by understanding its contexts in application.

In this conversation with Mike Sarraille, CEO of EF Overwatch, former US Navy SEAL and co-author of "The Talent War," we talk about how his experiences as a special warfare operator translate into the business world.  Why does EF Overwatch adopt the "whole person" concept (i.e., mentally, physically, & emotionally well rounded) to talent placement? What military stereot

The traditional view of organizations is to treat it as a machine. Inputs are fed into the system and predictable outputs are expected on the other side. To a certain degree, this works. However, there is a cost to this paradigm. Is it a financial cost? While in most cases the answer is "no," what is certain is that in all cases there is an opportunity cost. Adopting the mechanisti

In this conversation with George Randle, VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Forcepoint, Strategic Advisor at EF Overwatch, and co-author of "Talent War," we discuss the topic that should be the first item on the agenda of every org-development initiative: talent management. How do you identify the right character attributes required for leadership success? Why do some companies

In this conversation with Shane Plank, Director of Sales & Business Development for Netmind US, we discuss the topic that everyone is thinking about in today's leadership environment: coping with change. How can we get comfortable with change? What are the key success factors for when we change to a new structure? How should managers lead in our new virtual environments? What's

Full video lecture: https://youtu.be/UkcEEar7V48 If you would like more information on how the "Workforce Maturity Practice" can take your organization from operational chaos to optimized agility, send me a message on Linked in and I'll be happy to discuss how we can help: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawnlam/ Whether we're talking about organizations or executives, what do we mea