Signature Resources

By Les Wallace, PhD
“The bottom line difference between average boards and high performance boards is that high performance boards refine, focus, and limit traditional oversight conversations to create efficiencies that can be reinvested in strategic issues.�
Competent
Board job descriptions identify background experience and leadership competencies required.
Annual self-assessments and development plans drive improvement.
Term limits assure board […]

E + R = QT
An Essay on Time in an Era of 24/7
By Les Wallace
If I had a nickel for every time someone tried to waste my time, I’d be a wealthy person. If I had a nickel for every time I wasted my own time, I’d be a wealthier person. If I […]

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By Les Wallace, PhD
“The signals of the early 21st Century indicate a next generation of governance sophistication and practice may be necessary to help organizations keep pace with the rapid change and market disruption becoming so commonplace.�
While some boards still struggle to achieve a “policy basedâ€� approach to governance, other boards are adapting quickly to […]

by Les Wallace, Ph.D.
My first grandchild was born two years ago and besides the incredible joy of having Emerson around I’m fascinated to watch her learn. Of course she has instinctual reflexes. But her ability to learn has been rapid and fun. And while grandpa is certain she is born of superior intellect, […]

by Les Wallace, Ph.D.
The ubiquitous PowerPoint is both boon and bane. An extraordinary means of organizing material and creating custom, visually engaging visuals, it’s helped many a person—from fourth graders to executives—piece together their messages. Yet, who among us has not suffered through the wrong application of this dynamic organizing tool misused in […]

by Les Wallace, Ph.D. and James Trinka, Ph.D.
Assuming you are displaying the behavior and competencies typically considered to be “leadership�? oriented, you may still need to find a way to stay out of the mire and accelerate your impact. To some extent even the best leaders fall into a trough now and then and […]

By Les Wallace

Have breakfast out once a week, by yourself. Read the paper, plan a vacation,
write some thank you cards, break the rollercoaster pattern.
Buy a cheap vase and keep flowers in it regularly. Yes, guys, it softens the edge in the office or at home. People will comment […]

By Les Wallace, PhD
The age of heroic leadership is over. The myth of the “great man� or  “great woman� leading larger than life has been dispelled. Great leadership occurs in a “climate of leadership,� which is expected, developed and distributed at all levels of the organization.
1. Transformation Rather than Rescue: While […]