Interview Questions
1. The name of your book is The Power of Strategic Commitment. Why did you call it that?
2. It seems like there is a lack of trust in corporate leaders today. Do you agree with this, and why?
3. What is the number one cause of employee dissatisfaction?
4. Why does strategic planning so often fail?
5. How do leaders erode employee morale without even realizing it?
6. You say that consensus building can hurt a company. Can you give an example of that?
7. What is the difference between commitment and compliance? You say that compliance can hurt a company; how so?
8. You say in the book that what organizations need is to create a bold, compelling future. How can managers in today’s high-pressure, economically challenged environment do that?
9. You are advocates of HR Executives being Chief Commitment Officers for their companies. What specifically does that mean, and how can they accomplish that?
10. Is becoming an inspirational leader of a company a learned trait or something one is born with?
11. In today’s tough economic times, you say leaders are making some critical mistakes. What are those, and what should leaders be doing to boost employee morale, confidence and loyalty instead?
12. How can leaders restore employee trust once it’s been broken?
13. One of the big messages of the book is that people’s relationship to the strategy is more important than the strategy itself. Why is that the case?
14. Recent studies show that narcissistic bosses have a negative impact on morale and the bottom line. Have you found this to be true?
15. What are the three most important characteristics of a high-performance leadership team, and why?