Recently, we had teacher one-on-ones to help set expectations for the school year and address any questions. In addition to dropping off school supplies ...
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Planning Ahead and Expecting the Unexpected
I love a good oxymoron: Planning for uncertainty Staying together alone Choosing the best worst-case scenario Creating clarity in crisis Letting go as a ...
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Leading Blindfolded: The Importance of Data
Bird Box is a book turned 2018 Netflix blockbuster reaching over 80 million views in the first month of its release. The movie takes ...
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Going Back Better
While the majority of us haven’t been at our desks or in our workspace in-person in months, those spaces still exist. They are quiet ...
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Win the Great Land Run of 2020 with an Intentional People Strategy
As recently as two months ago, the landscape of the marketplace was seemingly well settled and balanced with predictable patterns and identified players. However, ...
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Straightaway Speed: Getting Back to Work Faster
Not too long ago, I had a career working in and around motorsports. I worked for an oil company very involved in racing technology ...
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It’s not what happened. It’s what happens next.
I consulted recently with a group of leaders weighed down by events of the past 18 months—a failed product launch, lost funding, and the ...
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Crush Your Talent Strategy in 2020 with These 4 Insights
“Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.” —Michael Porter “This year just feels different.” It’s one of those ...
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Maximize talent by making it a budget priority
It’s budget season. What are you buying in 2020? The vast majority of you are planning those investments now. The tools we buy will ...
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The Value of Intangible Assets – Your People
When we analyze our businesses, we’re drawn to look at the numbers provided to us by our accountants: cash flow statements, balance sheets, and income statements. And when we look beyond these to other numbers, they are typically derivatives that make up the former reports: sales, gross margin, etc. As managers, we tend to evaluate ...
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