The Marshmallow Challenge’s Implications for Your Company

by Judy Tan | Culture & Structure, Strategy

Have you heard of the Marshmallow Tower Challenge? It was devised by Peter Skillman and Tom Wujec, and has been presented as talk on TED.com (see “Build a Tower, Build a Team”). This challenge has been presented to many groups; what’s important for us, as company...

There’s No Place in a Performance Culture for “Simple Sabotage”

by Judy Tan | Culture & Structure

Do any of these actions by others in your company frustrate you? Insist on doing everything through “channels”. Never permit shortcuts to be taken to expedite decisions. Make “speeches”. Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate “points” with long...

The #1 Attribute of Leadership: Inspiration

by Judy Tan | Leadership

For years, as a coach and mentor to CEOs and other executives, I’ve helped them adopt and polish skills on how to be more effective in leading their companies. Recalling that this is the 50th anniversary of the US moon landing (and successful return of the...

Leadership Requires Being a Role Model

by Judy Tan | Leadership

Often, people ask me what kinds of CEOs join Vistage. I reply that my members are smart, curious people with lots of integrity. They’re success, and want more success for themselves and their employees. They know they don’t have all the answers and don’t let their...

Change is Hard: Here are 5 ways to Accomplish It

by Judy Tan | Culture & Structure, Leadership

At the beginning of each year, many of us resolve to make changes to make the new  year better. For instance, we may resolve to lose weight – by exercising and eating more healthy food , and/or increasing sales and profits  – by increasing price/value and...