I write a lot here about the craft of creating and succeeding in business. I deliberately use the word craft because building a business is a bit science and a bit art. There are proven strategies and tactics that, when applied, will propel your business to success. And then…
How does one avoid this drift? There is a need for a regularly scheduled and structured Alignment Conversation. This is where the executive and then cascading through the organization, operational leaders connect and make sure that everyone is contributing to the overall goals NOT just their own.
Leadership consists of many things. Google will give you 1.7 billion points of view. Where I sit on this, is that the primary tool of a leader is her ability to communicate. Because if she can’t communicate followers don’t know what to do. Where I see things break down is…
If a tree falls in the Forest… Most managers I know are seeking ways to get just a little more productivity and performance from their teams. The relationships within their teams can have an impact. I was inspired recently by a video on YouTube of Alan Watts. His phrase. “if…
In my corporate career I was with a firm that acquired 22 brands and tried to consolidate them into one. Think about that 22 distinct companies, leaders and cultures, consolidated into one. What followed was Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, a fire sale acquisition and now the entity no longer exists. It…
As corporate America realized that with technology they could have people work “remote” they found that they could save in terms of hard costs on real estate and office furniture etc. That they did not realize was the soft cost of going remote. In the past team members would assemble…
