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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


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.


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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Growing

A pleasure to own or lead

Predictable results

Serve its owners

What Does It Take For A Midsized Company To Be


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


What Leads to Growth is Well Understood

Mighty Midsized Companies 8 Mighty Midsized Companies 9

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Researching the Killers


Introducing the 7 Silent Growth Killers

Letting Time Slip-Slide Away




Strategy Tinkering at the Top


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Reckless Attempts at Growth



Fumbled Strategic Acquisitions



Operational Meltdown



The Liquidity Crash


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Tolerating Dysfunctional Leaders




Silent Growth Killer #7


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)





Hub and Spokes Limits Growth at Midsize

CEO

Helper

Helper

Helper

Helper CEO

Leader

Leader

Leader

Leader




“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


Loyalty Trap (p173)

Loyalty Bank Account Balance



Incompetent or Corrosive: Both are Toxic (p173)


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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Bias for Action: Repair or Replace (p 180)

Repair only if:• They’re hungry to change• They’re capable of change• Mentoring can succeed.




Melanie Dulbecco

IF YOU MISPLACEYOUR LOYALTY, YOU BECOME

DYSFUNCTIONAL.


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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