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For more than 20 years, LRI has successfully helped a wide array of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and corporations achieve breakthroughs in performance. Eric's latest book “The Leadership Equation” shows how leaders can achieve strategic clarity, manage change effectively, and build a leadership culture.
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Mastermind: How To Get the Best Training for Your Managers

The current chaotic, post-pandemic environment with its rapidly shifting economic and political conditions has left many organizations looking for ways to reengage their managers and build back their organizational cultures. At LRI, we are hearing from many organizations who are realizing that many employees, especially at the supervisor and manager level, are feeling isolated and …

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How To Find the Best Leadership Coach for You

Everyone in a management or leadership role can benefit from leadership coaching. The question is: How do you find the best leadership coach for you? What distinguishes the best leadership coaches? Here are five things to look for in finding the best leadership coach for you. Emotional intelligence. The coaching relationship is a delicate balance …

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Board Governance

The Qualities of a Healthy Governance “Ecosystem”

Many of the conflicts that occur between people and teams within organizations stem from a lack of clarify about who’s doing what – and ultimately who decides what. We’ve written previously about the importance of consulting and informing prior to making a decision. But equally important is the structural clarity of governance – namely, who …

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Board Governance Executive Leadership

Helping Chief Executives Avoid Trouble With Their Boards

There are, of course, many ways for a CEO to get in trouble with their boards. My aim in this article is to shine a light on a particular aspect of a CEO’s life – when and how to consult with their board before making decisions.  We recently worked through this issue with the CEO …

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Board Governance

Unity of Control – Why It Matters to a Healthy Board-CEO Relationship

Our firm helps organizations of all kinds improve their governance – corporations, non-profits, public agencies. One of the keys to a healthy relationship is unity of control.   Unity of control is the idea that it is the Board of Directors as a body that makes decisions for the organization – not individual Board members. It …

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Leadership

Three key aspects of leadership

These three blogs all touch on some aspect of leadership. “Overcoming obstacles” focuses on succession planning. “Roles and goals” is about the importance of asking: What are we trying to achieve? And who is doing what to achieve it? And the third blog is about the important role leaders have in reducing workplace stress. Overcoming …

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Helping a Medical Group Get Its Governance “Right”

Our firm helps organizations of all kinds improve their governance – corporations, non-profits, and public agencies. We typically start with interviews to gain insights into the current ways the organization makes decisions. We then facilitate improvements, typically by sharing examples of effective practices, discussing the pros and cons of different approaches, and building consensus on …

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Leadership

Leading in Turbulent Times  

Leaders are facing turbulent times. The degree of turbulence you’re experiencing depends on your business, your industry, and the exact circumstances you face. Are disruptions in your supply chain forcing you to raise prices? Has a major funding source been cut off? Are you suddenly facing unexpected legal woes? Have regulatory changes rendered your business …

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Board Governance

Public Agency Boards of Directors: Going from Good to Great

Public Agency Boards of Directors: Going from Good to Great One area of consulting that our firm specializes in is governance, specifically Board governance for large public agencies. The work we’ve done in this area has been groundbreaking – resulting in much clearer definitions of what the Board does and doesn’t do and stronger alignment …

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Communication

Managing Hidden Assumptions and Biases

Given the sheer number of decisions we face every moment of every day, we have to make assumptions. Will that driver come to a full stop or run the light? Will my partner show up on time or be late again? Will our kids’ schedules be the same as last month – or different? In …

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