Building a Trustworthy Reputation

When an executive faces the challenge of spearheading a daunting transformation of any kind, I'm the guy they call to make sure it goes well. I am co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. I have a thirty-five year track record helping some of the world’s most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership. From start-ups to Fortune 10’s, turn-arounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth, I have worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents. In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, my work has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Business Week, Smart Business, and thought leaders. I'm the bestselling author of 9 books. Recently, the award winning book, "To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose" was selected by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of 2021's Best Books. Based on a 15 year longitudinal study of more than 3200 leaders, I wanted to know what earns and keeps the trust of others, and what loses it. I also co-led a ten year longitudinal study on executive transition to find out why more than 50% of leaders fail within their first 18 months of appointment, and uncovering the four differentiating capabilities that set successful leaders apart. Those findings are highlighted in my Amazon #1 book Rising To Power, co-authored with Eric Hansen. These findings were selected by HBR as one of 2016’s “Ideas that mattered most." I am a former faculty member at Fordham University Graduate School as an associate professor of organizational behavior. I have also served as an adjunct at the Center for Creative Leadership. My clients have included Abbvie, Starbucks, Microsoft, Coronal Energy, CitiBank, Corning, Inc., Lamb Weston, The Hershey Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Deutsche Bank, Gates Corporation, MMC, Edward Jones Investments, ConAgra Foods, GSK, TriHealth, OhioHealth, Del Monte Foods, Midnight Oil Creative, McDonald’s Corporation, Sojourners, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cadbury, Miller Brewing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson & Johnson, ADP, and the CIA.