Harry Kraemer on Leadership

Most people assign themselves far too many tasks than they can accomplish, Harry writes in his recent article for Training Industry. Then, feeling time-bankrupt, they decide the only way to do everything is to go faster. They confuse activity and productivity, leading them to believe multitasking is the answer. The reality, however, is that they’re more distracted than ever and

“One of the greatest failures a leader can be guilty of is not knowing why they lead. Before leaders can become inspiring and motivating examples to others, they must clarify who they are as a leader, and why they chose to put themselves into a leadership role,” writes Marcel Schwantes in his Inc.com article. “This is an exercise of reaching

Every week bookseller Porchlight (formerly 800-CEO-READ) highlights five new books their team is most excited about. This week they’ve featured Harry’s new book, Your 168, writing: [Harry’s] new book is all about time, how much we have of it in a week (168 hours), and how we put it to use. That is, in short, in every day and with

By Harry Kraemer Jr. and Sandy Ogg The significant uncertainty and chaos created by COVID-19 have dramatically impacted the global economy. Even before the virus hit, CEOs were more pessimistic and less confident about the future revenues of their companies than even a mere two years ago. We believe the wisest business response involves anticipating what will be valued tomorrow—and

Harry shares a timely update on his article on self-reflection in KelloggInsight: Your company’s new product launch is on hold indefinitely. Your entire team is under shelter-in-place orders. And your own makeshift “home office” resembles a second-grade science experiment run amok. As you frantically react to the global COVID-19 pandemic, are you in the mood to reflect on your larger