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Mighty Midsized Companies 2
NOT Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders
• Anonymity & Confidentiality• Polls • Jan Dare Brown, moderating• Dr. Marla Gottschalk, PhD, Guest• Robert Sher, Host
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How To Ask a Question• Questions only go to Jan• She keeps your name anonymous • Jan will read it at the right time• We will respond to all questions
either during the webinar or later via e-mail.
• We’re not watching our e-mail during the webinar.
• Your microphones are muted-we can’t hear you.
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About
Dr. Marla Gottschalk, PhD• Our connection• Dr. Gottschalk’s work• Her writings• Her overarching perspective on
leadership
Dr. Marla Gottschalk, PhD, and an Industrial & Organizational Psychologist. Her work has appeared at Forbes, US News & World Report, the World Economic Forum and other outlets worldwide. For the past 2 years she has served as a LinkedIn Influencer. With Dr. Gottschalk we’ll explore topics such as changing demands with growth and aligning your leadership team with organizational needs.
Revenues > $10 million & <1B
Complexity
Led by team
Longer term horizon
What defines
MIDSIZED?
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Headcount > 15-25
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Growing
A pleasure to own or lead
Predictable results
Serve its owners
What Does It Take For A Midsized Company To Be
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Strong & Resilient Midsized companies are overlooked“Despite its significance to the economy, we know less about the middle market than about small and large firms”
- Ohio State University National Center for the Middle Market
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What Leads to Growth is Well Understood
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Researching the Killers
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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
Letting Time Slip-Slide Away
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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
Strategy Tinkering at the Top
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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
Reckless Attempts at Growth
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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
Fumbled Strategic Acquisitions
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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
Operational Meltdown
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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
The Liquidity Crash
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Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers
Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders
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Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders
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Silent Growth Killer #7
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Struck by the Lightning Catcher (p 162)Silent Growth Killer #7
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1. They are “indispensable”2. Leader hates confrontation3. Legal risk4. Firing and replacing is too hard5. It is mean, disloyal
Silent Growth Killer #7Fear and Misplaced Loyalty Hold us Back (p 166) Why We Outgrow Our Leadership Team (p 170)
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Silent Growth Killer #7
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Silent Growth Killer #7
Hub and Spokes Limits Growth at Midsize
CEO
Helper
Helper
Helper
Helper CEO
Leader
Leader
Leader
Leader
Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders
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Silent Growth Killer #7
“YOU LOSE THE BEST
WHEN YOU PROTECT. P 167” David Dutton
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Loyalty is only owed to:1. High performers2. Good leaders3. Good followers4. Strategic thinkers5. Idea generators6. Risk takers
Silent Growth Killer #7
Loyalty Trap (p173)
Loyalty Bank Account Balance
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Silent Growth Killer #7
Incompetent or Corrosive: Both are Toxic (p173)
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Silent Growth Killer #7Evaluate Your Leadership Team (p 177)
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Silent Growth Killer #7Become A Leader Without Portfolio (p178)
Dan Warmenhoven
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Silent Growth Killer #7
Bias for Action: Repair or Replace (p 180)
Repair only if:• They’re hungry to change• They’re capable of change• Mentoring can succeed.
Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders
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Silent Growth Killer #7
Melanie Dulbecco
IF YOU MISPLACEYOUR LOYALTY, YOU BECOME
DYSFUNCTIONAL.
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Becoming a MightyMidsized Company
LeadershipInfrastructureAt Work
Join the ConversationMy column on Forbes:www.forbes.com/sites/robertsher/
On Harvard Business Review:blogs.hbr.org/robert-sher/
Take the self-assessments: www.ceotoceo.biz/mightytools.html
Twitter: #MakeItMighty @RobertSher
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Make it Mighty!