The UHLER GROUP was formed to assist senior executives, corporate teams, investors and boards with the successful execution of technology-enabled strategic objectives. Its purpose is to make good companies great through exploiting competitive advantages rapidly. Please access Career Lessons on the upper section headers for insights Bob has gained in over three decades as a leader in a global organization.
Leadership Diseases and Their Cure
Two executive leadership management styles I am occasionally requested to consult on are by-products of the base motivation of the individual leader. The problematic symptoms are very different, and one needs to address the ‘disease.’ Unless you can get the executive to understand their particular disease and have the desire to want to modify the behavior, you cannot mitigate the symptoms.
Popularity
The first disease is an underlying need to be popular while supervising people. This need is rarely admitted, but clearly […]
Turning Fear into Success
About six months after I stepped down from being CEO of a global company for nearly a decade, someone asked me how I was doing. I said the first thing that popped into my mind: “I am celebrating sleeping again.” It was true. I was sleeping at least eight hours […]
Finding a Support Base for Change
How many times is a new leader asked to change the status quo of the unit they inherit? If not, how many new leaders think they have to change the status quo just to symbolize taking charge?
In the course of management succession, a new leader is constantly elevated and […]
About the Founder
22+ years as COO/President /CEO of a $1.6B global engineering/construction corporation- Experienced operating partner for private equity companies
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National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership FellowBob Uhler provides strategy and operational advisory services to senior executives, Boards and private equity firms to create acceleration of enterprise values of their companies. He specializes in realizing the full potential of companies by elevating their competitive advantages for strong significant organic growth and adjacent acquisitions. [more]
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