Developing A Change Leader Mindset

Sadly many leaders of very large companies are still trying to manage change or avoid it altogether.  Change is an ever present inevitable truth that simply cannot be avoided.  Leaders are dealers in the hope that our future beyond change will be better than our present reality.  This post by Read more…

Nine Strategies To Reduce Stress

The inability to sustain margin may be the biggest challenge we face in this always on world we live in.  It seems like the demands of work and home always exceed our capacity to meet them.  Since so many factors are outside of my control, I must discipline myself to Read more…

5 Reasons Leaders Don’t Challenge The Status Quo

There is not an organization that I have worked with that does not want to see improvement.  Especially to overall productivity and the bottom line.  They talk a lot about change and moving the bar from just more efficiencies to the priority of strategic innovation.  However, few are willing to Read more…

Changing Company Culture Requires A Movement

Every organization will encounter change in their markets and they will adjust with innovation.  Sometimes, the change is so dramatic in scale that it qualifies as a disruption and that requires a total transformation.  One of the major issues that must be at the top of the list is the Read more…

When Leaders Have To Speak Up

The bitter irony is that leaders who really want to avoid conflict are normally the very people who cause more of it to happen.  The longer you wait to deal with a problem, it can by nature of neglect, get far worse and become a full blown crisis.  So speaking Read more…

The Biggest Mistakes New Executives Make

After working with several organizations I have noticed a consistent pattern.  The perception by leaders of how things are going and why, often don’t match reality.  They have reached strong conclusions on very limited data.  This information gap is never more present when new leaders are brought in to fix Read more…

The Role Of Storytelling In Creating Your Culture

Every leader is constantly trying to find new and creative ways to communicate the culture of their organization both internally and externally.  I have found no better way than storytelling. The simplest definition of storytelling is when you can link existing personnel, ongoing priorities and outstanding performance then you have Read more…