It takes more than a strategy session to create alignment, it is an ongoing conversation called The Alignment Conversation. Who cares about alignment? You should! 65% of organizations have an agreed-upon strategy 14% of employees understand the organization’s strategy Less than 10% of all organizations successfully execute the strategy[1] What…
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 a communication and leadership coach, I often work with people of have to give a presentation in front of others and they are afraid. They look at people that they see on stage that deliver so well and think, “I can never do that.” The famous actor Laurence Olivier…
I often hear from client managers that feedback is difficult because employees don’t want to hear it. And I hear from team members that they don’t receive good feedback. Clearly there is an opportunity here for better management of those difficult conversations. What makes them difficult in the first place?…
One of the biggest drivers for employee engagement and performance is that they find meaning in their work. Yet for some jobs it might be hard to imagine the “meaning” of work for let’s say a Bill Collector. Yet having spent a couple of decades in that business and working…
You can’t control your emotions As a leader, your emotional tone sets the tone for your team. If you are frustrated, your team is in all likelihood going to experience frustrations. I am sure you have heard, “emotions are contagious.” Today there is increasing evidence that they are. Realizing that…
