Organizations waste a lot of time communicating badly.
They fall into the trap of talking about things that have already been decided, or not talking when input is genuinely needed.
Executives don’t know all the answers (even if they act like they do). Read More
I was working with a corporate client last week and we got into a conversation about developing their leaders.
How can we get more of our people thinking and executing on problems like a CEO would?
How do we get our leaders to step up to personally own bigger business problems and drive strategic opportunities, with less direction and involvement from the executives? Read More
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This year I expanded my work with companies to include a specific program to help their director-level managers understand how to step up, lead, and succeed at this very challenging level in the company. Read More
If I could offer one idea that will have a huge impact on your success and your satisfaction with work, it would be that you give yourself time to think.
(you can stop reading here if you accept that point!) Read More
People, Process, and ProfitI had a mentor teach me that that business success was based on these three things in this order. People, Process, Profit.
Do things on purpose
From decades of watching successful business leaders, lessons learned from my own experience as a GM and CEO, and my work with business leaders today, I know that focused, proactive attention in these areas can help you reduce risk and go faster. Read More
This is a bit of a diversion from my normal topics, but I know many of you are in technology companies, and pretty much all of you are people…
And I have something to say about this.
I was traveling in Cincinnati recently, and was greeted with the following in my hotel room. Read More
I was working with a CEO and his executive team on their strategy when we came to an interesting point in the day about their needing a game-changing initiative.
The group brainstormed for awhile, and discussed several potential game changers. Read More
Hidden Expense…Uncertainty is a huge hidden expense in your business.
There’s the obvious expense of work not getting done — as uncertainty causes people waiting for decisions instead of working.
But the more damaging and expensive side of uncertainty is the work that gets done the wrong way. Read More
I have been writing a lot recently about the work I do in helping companies identify and deal with execution risks.
One of the biggest issues companies are facing today is that people are simply not in the game. Read More
A big part of your job as a leader is to understand and deal with the execution risks within your own organization.
There are lots of drivers of business risk that have to do with external forces…
But execution risk in your organization comes from your people not working the way the business needs them to be working — which you can impact. Read More
