GE The Need For A Single Overarching Strategy

The best advice I have received in a long time was from a client who insisted that I become competent with Michael Porter’s work on strategy.  It is clearly still a work in progress but I now realize that without a sustainable competitive advantage you will eventually fail.  Growth for Read more…

5 Steps To Resolve Work Conflict

I think lack of  alignment may be the most significant issue within most organizations.  This may lead to serious gaps between the demand on the people that consistently exceeds the capacity.  Many times these gaps can be closed by significantly improving daily feedback when problems occur.  This Fast Company post Read more…

The 4 Types Of Project Manager

I have come to believe through my executive coaching that alignment may be one of the most powerful concepts for most organizations.  The lack of alignment, especially with leaders and their teams, creates a culture where many opportunities are lost.  This HBR post is extremely helpful: “Few issues garner more Read more…

The 8 Laws Of Successful Leadership

Leadership has never been more challenging.  Learning to effectively lead multi-generational teams in the midst of a rapidly changing marketplace may be at the top of the list.  The alignment of demand with capacity without sacrificing opportunity would be next in line for me.  This Forbes post is helpful: “There Read more…

Corporate Shepherd

There are many leaders today that want to move beyond just making a profit to really making a difference.  They want to be successful and that’s great but they also want the significance that only comes from adding value to other people. When leadership is approached from a Christian perspective Read more…

How Leaders Can Let Go Without Losing Control

The tension today in leadership cultures between direction, collaboration and delegation have never been more confusing.  Only using directive behavior will clearly not work but in some situations it’s the only style that will.  Collaboration is wonderful but not at the expense of too many meetings and no execution.  Delegation Read more…

A Simple Way To Test Strategic Alignment

I am becoming more and more convinced that alignment is the number one factor in organizational health.  Yes, everyone has a purpose and a strategy with lots of people and process.  The real question is how does all of those moving pieces work together effectively.  The HBR post is excellent: Read more…

The Untold Secret Of Great Leaders

The celebrity super outgoing leadership style was desired by all but found by few.  It was assumed they had IT and the rest of us did not.  The groundbreaking research by Jim Collins destroyed this myth maybe more than any other.  Courtney Seiter does a great job of taking this Read more…