Larry Robertson News

Hoping to succeed as a leader? It's time we had a talk

9/24/2021

SmartBrief Original

Leaders need a new perspective on risk. You can't wish away risk or solve it. Rather, risk is "an essential part of the mindset of leading."

The return to the office is a reckoning for leaders locked in the past

8/27/2021

SmartBrief Original

Workers and executives have different views of returning to offices, returning to normalcy and ending this current uncertainty -- and it might be the rank and file who have the clearer vision.

To thrive, "return to work" can't be a return to strategic status quo

6/30/2021

SmartBrief Original

Returning to offices isn't about one way or the other but about accepting uncertainty and learning to be dynamic. It requires strategic thinking instead of tactical thinking.

What locks out creative thinking is clear and simple. So, too, is what frees it

4/30/2021

SmartBrief Original

What can we do to unlock our mental thinking and innovation? Read on for advice from two authors who've written on the subject.

How do you gain resilience and drive innovation? It's a matter of question

3/31/2021

SmartBrief Original

We all want to innovate, to be resilient and to adapt. But how? Thoughtful inquiry, using honed tactics, can be the way forward.

Innovation. Multitasking. Regeneration: It's what the future demands

3/8/2021

SmartBrief Original

What can we learn from what 3 world-class CEOs are thinking about in 2021? Microsoft, Walmart and Waste Management operate in different realms, but they are all thinking about the complex opportunities of tomorrow.

Opinion: Amazon tips its hand with employee tuition program

5/17/2018

The fact Amazon's tuition-reimbursement program for employees covers unrelated business sectors is telling, writes Larry Robertson. "Chances are that if you're an employee who leaves for a field Amazon isn't in today, you'll be there tomorrow when the tech giant makes an entrance," he writes.

Crisis management isn't a race

2/8/2018

Crisis management isn't a race

2/7/2018

Ignore the desire for a quick fix to company problems, especially when you're an incoming leader under pressure to reverse the slide, writes Larry Robertson. Slow down to ascertain the underlying causes of the crisis and how to resolve it with everyone's support, he writes.

Creativity still matters in a data-fueled world

5/19/2017

All the data in the world doesn't obviate the need for paying attention to little things that could lead to big, creative ideas, says Larry Robertson. "You want to be purposeful, but you want to allow the room to have these wonderful accidental things happen that allow you to see and create something new," Robertson says.