setback on a new venture? Big transformation program hit a major bump in the road? Employee morale taken a hit during a recent reorganization or merger? Leaders and companies today need to do more than bounce back and survive the…
How To Avoid Unintended Consequences On Your Strategic Initiative
Consider the following strategic initiative scenarios: Leaders for a mid-sized technology company are enthusiastic that their new business structure will enhance innovation, but find only confusion and resentment from employees. An established bank introduces a new target culture, complete…
How quickly can your company execute its strategic plan?
The reality of speed In a recent TIME Magazine article, the CEO of an auto manufacturer, said, “I spend a lot of early mornings thinking about executing our plan quickly.” An executive at a different company said to me recently,…
Understanding is Important in a VUCA World
Furious activity is no substitute for understanding. -H.H Williams (This article was originally published on The Huffington Post.) Understanding is Important in a VUCA World Virtual show of hands, please! As compared to a year ago: How many of…
How do I effectively manage the costs of working with a consultant?
Q: Why are management consultants/advisors so expensive? A: Before answering, allow me to level set: I’m writing here specifically about experienced, strategic level management consultants and trusted advisors, not junior associates, staff augmenters or temporary staff. Management consultants of all caliber cost…
The 21st Century Manager as Change Master (slideshow with audio)
This video introduces listeners to a set of 9 new leadership practices that address the modern challenges of leading people in a VUCA world filled with constant, unpredictable and complex change. The presentation on effective organizational change leadership was originally…
Barriers to Business Transformation: A Surefire Way To Remove Them
What Barriers To Business Transformation? Consider this scenario: Your organization had all the elements in place to transform the company and move it toward better performance. Your executive team articulated and committed itself to an exciting, breakthrough vision, secured broad leadership…
9 Success Factors For Business Transformation
(Updated September 8, 2017) An earlier version of this article on business transformation was originally published on Forbes.com. Click here to read. high performing senior managers and leaders find themselves at some point in their careers asked to…
3 Unexpected Capabilities For Leading Change
This article on leading change originally appeared on huffingtonpost.com. you prepared to lead your organization through constant change in a business environment marked by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity? As a leader, you may be…
The Truth about Engagement and Collaboration in A VUCA World
…was the energy created by a team in the zone: applying their unique and best thinking to a change challenge and collaborating to create a superior solution. I didn’t know then that positive social…