Center for Higher Ambition Leadership

09/15/2017

The Center for Higher Ambition Leadership is hiring! We are looking for a Manager of Member Development. Please visit the page below to learn more about the job opening.

The Center for Higher Ambition Leadership (CHL) is a great place to work. Located approximately 35 minutes west of Boston in Lincoln, Massachusetts, CHL is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and supporting a growing global community of CEOs and next generation leaders who believe that...

04/03/2017

Interesting interviews on innovation, leading with a compelling vision, and building a dynamic, positive culture with Hospital for Special Surgery CEO Lou Shapiro by Center Executive Fellow, Doug Wilson.

From the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership’s CEO Video Series – Douglas Wilson interviews Lou Shapiro, CEO of HSS – the top U.S. hospital for musculoskeletal health. Doing the same thing better, time after time, is ultimately a prescription for failure. Why?  Because people outside your company…

04/03/2017

Want to know more about leading with a higher purpose? Here are six suggested reads from Center Executive Fellow Doug Wilson.

http://douglasawilson.com/blogs/2017/3/12/six-must-reads-on-purpose-high-performance-and-creating-a-better-world

In my reading, I seek out stories about companies and executives working to build high-performing companies and a better world. Here I’ve curated recent articles that caught my attention.

04/03/2017

Make honing your leadership skills an intentional daily practice. Good advice from Doug Conant

This post from Doug Conant presents five inspiring and pragmatic habits for improving leaders' effectiveness.

04/03/2017

Woody Allen said that 75% of life is showing up. We think that a similar percentage of leadership success may be attributed to getting the basics right.

Effective leaders may always be learning new tricks but, as these two CEOs demonstrate, the leadership fundamentals remain the same.

03/15/2017

With the right mindset, you can make hard choices and build a positive culture simultaneously. This is a powerful story of transformation with lessons for any business in any industry.

In a new article in strategy+business, Center Executive Fellow Doug Wilson, Center board member Nathaniel Foote of TruePoint, and Eric J. McNulty of the Program for Healthcare Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health chronicle the dramatic transformation o...

03/03/2017

This article is getting a lot of traction: Kate Isaacs, David Langstaff, and Russ Eisentat on practical steps to conquer short-termism. Check it out and leave your comments.

http://www.higherambition.org/a-roadmap-to-get-beyond-short-termism/

02/28/2017

A great read every month.

In February's best leadership links to read right now: how to lead in tough times, tips for better negotiating, the five traits of well-being, and more.

02/25/2017

How do you counter short-termism?

Tell a story that’s bigger than quarterly earnings.

01/03/2017

Inspiration for 2017: Four CEOs who led with purpose in 2016 at Apple, eBay, Eli Lily, and Fitbit. A nice compilation by our executive fellow Doug Wilson.

http://www.higherambition.org/transitioning-new-year-leading-purpose/

12/19/2016

Four CEO Moments of Purpose in 2016. These are some found by our executive fellow, Doug Wilson. Have you found more? If so, please share!

http://douglasawilson.com/blogs/2016/12/17/four-ceo-moments-of-purpose-from-2016-1

eading a company with a strong sense of mission and purpose is not new. Yet I am always encouraged when I see clear signs that organizations are keeping purpose front and center with the work they do and the way they build their strategic plans. My recent piece on Patagonia highlights just one great...

11/23/2016

Thank you to all Higher Ambition leaders and the positive difference that they make in the world!

The drive to perform is intense–for many organizations, it’s particularly true in the final quarter of the calendar year. Higher Ambition leaders know that the way to get those impressive results is through deep, authentic, and trust-based relationships with the full range of stakeholders. As Cente...