Productive Leaders
What Americans Are Really Worried About and What Smart Leaders Should Do About It Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs Last month I had two conferences cancel their entire events, citing uncertainty as their reason. Of...
Great Leaders Know When to Walk Away Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs The hardest skill in leadership is not persistence; it is knowing when to stop. Understanding sunk costs is where strategy and courage meet. A...
Clarity Is the Antidote to Uncertainty for Leaders and Teams Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs Uncertainty is the current operating environment. Geopolitical and economic forces are affecting markets faster than...
Why Leaders Must Share the Vision More Often: The Hidden Lesson of Principal-Agent Theory Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs One of the biggest frustrations leaders have is this: "Why don't my people think like...
Your Talent Does Not Want Your Title. Here’s How to Change That. Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs Statistics you cannot ignore:*Only 6% of Gen Z say reaching senior leadership is their primary career goal. *72% are...
The Most Consequential Relationship in Business: Why CEOs and Boards Struggle to Get It Right Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs In the first half of 2025, 42 percent of departing CEOs were forced out or fired,...
The Leadership Succession Gap Is the Next Business Crisis Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs More leaders are leaving than are ready to replace them, and the pipeline behind them is thinner, less experienced, and...
The Loneliest Job in the Room: Why CEOs Struggle Once They Reach the Top. Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs They fought for years to get there. They outperformed, outlasted, and outmaneuvered. They were the ones...
Strategy is Not a Tactic. Tactics Are Not a Strategy. And Confusing the Two Is Costing Leaders Everything. Mary Kelly Leadership Economist | Keynote Speaker | Conference & Training Programs There is a confusion at the heart of most organizational failure that...