Category: Self Reflection

Should we be managing the short term or the long term?

Should we be managing the short term or the long term?

Apr 21, 2025 | , , , , | 0 |

I hope everyone had a great week!! For those celebrating Easter, I hope you had a blessed one. Believe it or not, I had the opportunity to spend time yesterday with one of my daughters and the Easter bunny!

I truly enjoy visiting different groups and spreading the word on values-based leadership. On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to make a presentation to the Rotary club of Milwaukee.

Here’s a short audio clip of the program on Rotary’s LinkedIn and Facebook feeds. Also, here is the YouTube link here of the whole presentation if you would like to watch.

Last Thursday I participated in a book seminar set up by my good friend, Daven Morrison. My talk focused on my fourth book “Your Values Based Legacy.” The other speaker, Paul Brody, did a fantastic job of explaining Ethereum and doing business on the world’s largest blockchain.

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Values-Driven Leadership: A Conversation with Harry Kraemer/ AWS Executive Insights

Values-Driven Leadership: A Conversation with Harry Kraemer/ AWS Executive Insights

Apr 7, 2025 | , , , | 0 |

My entire focus as a Kellogg Clinical Professor is to teach current and future business leaders the importance of values-based leader. Why? because I strongly believe the world desperately needs more VALUES-BASED LEADERS!

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Richard Taylor from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to discuss my leadership journey; how I used my personal values to guide business decisions, overcome challenges and find success in different roles.

I am very pleased to share this episode of the podcast, Executive Insights – A Leader’s Edge, with you. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed my 20 minute discussion with Richard.

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Do we really need values to lead?

Do we really need values to lead?

Apr 1, 2025 | , , , , | 0 |

First of all, I want to wish all of my Muslim friends and colleagues: Eid Mubarak! I hope you had a festive holiday with family and loved ones over the last two days.

I am often asked by students if it is really necessary to have strong values in order to be a successful leader. I always respond that it may not be necessary, but I believe the world would be much better off if we had more values-based leaders.

In my latest Forbes article, I argue that values-based leadership remains essential for strong decision-making, employee engagement, and long-term success, despite the visibility of high-profile leaders who appear to succeed without it.

Do We Really Need Values To Lead?
In a world in which some high-profile leaders appear to be operating without values, it’s a question I’m hearing more frequently: to be successful today, is values-based leadership even necessary anymore? Or, like speaking Latin and learning cursive writing, has its time passed?

Trust me—this is not the first time I’ve been in these conversations, usually with my MBA students and other professionals.

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