by Dudley Slater | Feb 26, 2020 | fusion leadership
Relationship building provides a key element in the process of “fusing” teams together. Consider a simple phone call that made all the difference. The “red phone” rang and Ray Davis, then CEO of Umpqua Bank, answered. “This is Ray Davis of the World’s Greatest Bank....
by Dudley Slater | Oct 3, 2019 | fusion leadership
When I first became a CEO (of Integra Telecom) I was terrified. As cofounder and newly minted chief executive officer, I was clearly in charge of the company, but I was intimidated by the workers—all nine of them. These frontline employees were hard-working, smart...
by Dudley Slater | Sep 18, 2019 | fusion leadership
Fusion Leadership is not philanthropic. It’s about creating world-class results for your organization through fusing teams together around a shared cause or purpose, thereby helping others find meaning in their jobs. Many leaders have embraced servant leadership, a...
by Dudley Slater | Sep 5, 2019 | fusion leadership
Fusing teams together requires leaders to challenge themselves with the question whether to own or not to own the crisis? Communicating with transparency, driving credibility, and nurturing trust defuse a crisis most effectively and help build the fusion process. The...
by Dudley Slater | Jul 31, 2019 | fusion leadership
Fusion Leadership is a journey, made more challenging by the distractions and temptations that arise with money and power. The ultimate destination—a place where the collective ego exists above or at least equal to your selfish ego—is difficult to attain, and I was...