by Ron Rael | Mar 20, 2012 | High Road Leadership
Recently I was asked this question:“Why do some companies succeed even though they ignore the best practices of successful companies?” When the sun is out and the wind is calm, every boat stays afloat. When the storms come only the good boats stay afloat. A company...
by Ron Rael | Mar 16, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
I’ve been writing lately about character and standing up for what you believe in, in regards to leadership. A whistleblower is often punished for speaking out. Greg Smith’s op-ed piece in the New York Times is a form of whistleblowing. When someone quits...
by Ron Rael | Mar 12, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
The current economic conditions we are experiencing will test many leaders. During the boom years, no matter how good or bad your company was, you had to be really awful to fail (see Bear Stearns)! This economic downturn separated the competent from...
by Ron Rael | Feb 28, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
“Rules are made to be broken!” No truer words were ever spoken by someone who prefers the low road. Rules have their place. A society would not survive without rules; we call these cultural mores. Organizations could not exist without rules; we call these the...
by Ron Rael | Feb 21, 2012 | High Road Leadership
One of my major worries as a grandfather and father is when children get hurt. Hurting comes with exploration and (unlike adults) children usually recover quickly. When Naomi began crawling she discovered a way to challenge herself – stairs! Our house has...
