I was working with an extraordinarily successful company that was doing a CEO succession, and the board was discussing the threats to the business. They were enormous, despite the company's strong market position. I then realized that there were no… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
Those who have high business acumen display specific, identifiable cognitive skills that permit them to perform better than their peers. Once we understand that… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
One of the capabilities, which seems to be the most difficult for aspiring leaders to maste is realistic optimism. It requires one to recognize that our experience of life is largely up to us, that our situations, good or bad, are largely due to our ability on a moment-to-moment basis to capitalize on opportunity. Those that approach life as if… — Justin Menkes Copy Share
Executive Intelligence is about the specific skills one must have in order to succeed in senior leadership positions, i.e. the ability to evaluate underlying… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
The principles that make someone a master in the chief executive role deal with whether or not they can thrive in an environment of… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
There are certain principles, all of which center around building systems and practices that teach workforces how to internalize and master these three attributes,… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
Individuals with high executive intelligence cannot reach their potential unless surrounded by others with a similar level of skill. Without a concerted effort on… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
Once an individual is given a taste of the gratification that comes from triumph, and the tools to bring it about, they will spend… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
Executive Intelligence , and its evaluation are very must about one's ability to think under pressure. Given the evolution of global business, this is… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
Leadership means realizing potential-in yourself and in the people you lead… The leader and followers cocreate their identities and performance. — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
Knowledge is the accumulation of information whereas intelligence is one's ability to process information to render good decisions. — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
CEOs must master three essential attributes, realistic optimism, subservience to purpose, and finding order in chaos. One's capacity in each determines their ability to… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
Very little attention is paid to improving the decision-making skills of both individual executives and the organizational benchstrength as a whole. Often we find that this is overlooked because there is a common assumption the business executives have all the requisite cognitive skills they need when they come to work for the organization. The problem with that perspective is that… — Justin Menkes Copy Share
