Just a few years ago, a now-client was hiring his first employee to help him launch a startup – with big plans to disrupt the marketplace. “Culture is our differentiator,” the CEO told the interviewee. “Culture is how I’ll ensure …
Vantage Founding Partner Dr. Carl Robinson has spent the last 37 years assisting executives in preparing for high-stakes transitions and navigating career-defining moments – and 2020 was, for many, the ultimate challenge. As a clinical psychologist with a deep understanding …
Over the past three weeks, we’ve explored the changes in leadership talent that have occurred since we opened our doors as Organizational Psychologists back in 1976. In the first post, we looked at the understanding of leadership in the beginning. …
Last week, Managing Partner Keith Goudy, Founding Partner Carl Robinson, and Partners Mike Tobin, Jacki Ackerman, and Dave Sowinski discussed the transition that occurred in understanding leadership talent–and how to select, develop, and retain that talent–in the late 90s through the …
After having spent 40 years in the leadership development space, we like to think we’ve learned a thing or two. This week, we continue the story of change that Vantage’s five partners have experienced over the years. Last week, we …
We’re celebrating our 40th anniversary this year, which is quite a feat in our industry. As happens around milestones, it’s caused us to look back and reflect on what we’ve seen, as well as look forward to what’s coming. We …
It is not often that a famous business school case is being written right before one’s eyes, but that is precisely what is happening with Volkswagen. The facts of the case are still being sorted out, but we know this …
In a previous post , we discussed the central role which delegation plays in Strategic Leadership. (See illustration below). We stated that among its many effects on business, delegation frees times for executives to lead at a strategic level through …
A perplexing but not uncommon phenomenon is when high performing leaders advance to more senior roles, only to struggle with achieving the kind of outcomes that distinguished their careers in the past. Did the organization misjudge their talent? Did the …
Can one person singlehandedly provide the leadership an organization requires? Experience tells us no. Successful organizations do not rest on the leadership of a single individual; rather, they are filled with adept leaders who work together to achieve goals. But …
