The Executive Standard: What Private Equity CEOs Know That Most Leaders Refuse to Practice

The Executive Standard: What Private Equity CEOs Know That Most Leaders Refuse to Practice

The Executive Standard: What Private Equity CEOs Know That Most Leaders Refuse to PracticeDr. Bobby Lampkin Jr.
Published on: 13/04/2026

McKinsey researched nearly 300 PE-backed CEOs. Here are the six disciplines that separate elite executive performance from elite executive activity — translated into your leadership context.

You Were Promoted Because You Were the Best. That Is Exactly Why You Are Stuck.

You Were Promoted Because You Were the Best. That Is Exactly Why You Are Stuck.

You Were Promoted Because You Were the Best. That Is Exactly Why You Are Stuck.Dr. Bobby Lampkin Jr.
Published on: 08/04/2026

You were promoted because you were the best. That is exactly why you are stuck. Discover the five signals that reveal your leadership altitude gap — and the free diagnostic that identifies exactly where your ceiling is.

What Is Executive Presence? (And Why Every Definition You've Been Given Is Wrong)

What Is Executive Presence? (And Why Every Definition You've Been Given Is Wrong)

What Is Executive Presence? (And Why Every Definition You've Been Given Is Wrong)Dr. Bobby Lampkin Jr.
Published on: 23/02/2026

"Develop executive presence" is the most useless feedback in leadership. Dr. Bobby Lampkin Jr., SPHR defines it precisely — and reveals the two disciplines that actually produce it.