Many leaders struggle with how to hold people accountable for effective execution. What should you do when someone misses a deadline or a commitment?
What does accountability look like specifically?
One of things that sets organizations with a high capacity for execution apart from those that struggle, is that they pay attention to creating good habits on even on small things. Read More
I was recently in India giving a keynote presentation for a group of women leaders.
One of the questions that came up was, “What do you do when you are the only woman in the room, and you contribute an idea and no one pays attention…
Read More“…then 10 minutes later someone else says the exact same thing, and everyone responds as though it’s brilliant, and he gets credit for the idea?”
I work with many of my clients on the idea of Ruthless Priorities.
I define Ruthless Priorities as those 1 or 2 things that are so important that you refuse to put them at risk. Read More
One of the big aha’s of my career as a business executive, is that no one actually listens to you!
As executives, we like to think that when we have just announced a compelling new strategy, initiative, or transformation, that people not only listened, but have internalized it, and are ready to take action. Read More
One of the basic hazards I see that stops strategy dead in its tracks is a lack of real conversation about it.
Executives can be very clear on what they want to accomplish and think that have been very clear with their organization about what must be done and why. Read More
Each Monday until the launch of my upcoming book MOVE, I’ll be sharing an important idea from the book. This week:
Burn the Ships at the Beach
One of my more challenging leadership assignments was to lead a transformation in a software development organization for how we developed products. Read More
Each Monday until the launch of my upcoming book MOVE, I’ll be sharing an important idea from the book. This week:
Strategy without Exectuion = Talking
A company can be really clear about what it wants to accomplish, yet struggle to articulate the specific tasks that will make those goals come true. Read More
Each Monday until the launch of my upcoming book MOVE, I’ll be sharing an important idea from the book.
This week: The Value of Unstructured Conversation: Don’t trade a comfortable moment for a slow moving train wreck
I hear this from executives all the time.
“I want to see more urgency.”
Urgency is one of those troubling words that is often thrown about, but not grounded in something do-able. Read More
Each Monday until the launch of my upcoming book MOVE, I’ll be sharing an important idea from the book.
This Week: Support or Sabotage? Reduce Your Personal Risk
