How’s that strategy execution coming along? I ’ll bet things are starting to drag about now, aren’t they? The pandemic is winding down and summer’s just around the corner. Maybe you’re dialing it back a little, looking forward to some well-deserved vacation. You launched the year full of promise ……
For most of our life, we’ve heard, “Don’t be a snitch”. In most of the movies we’ve seen, the “snitchers’ don’t fare so well when their comrades discover their double-dealing. D oes this same approach work in organizations? What do they do at West Point? This is part of our…
Have you established a written Code of Conduct in your organization? O ur prescriptions for acceptable behavior are too vague. Get started now to spell it out more clearly to avoid that potentially colossal screwup. Have you heard this phrase before? “Conduct unbecoming” You may have heard this phrase from…
One of the most popular words in the business lexicon these days is collaboration. Everyone’s eager to flatten the organization, get rid of hierarchy, eliminate command-and-control structures and collaborate across broad multifunctional teams. Is There Anything Really New about Collaboration? Do we really understand collaboration and why it’s become such…
There's nothing more important ... or more challenging ... than the need to balance short-term results with long-range plans. H ow is your organization focused? Are you encouraging long-range thinking or only what happens this week? Do you have the Attention Span of a Mosquito? How often are you distracted…
PREPARE to Win … or get ready to get your butt kicked! In our travels, we’ve seen plenty of obstacles to success, from making the tough decisions to staying focused on execution. As if all that isn’t enough, there are still a few more barricades around the corner. Lack of preparation…
One of the most pervasive challenges that arises in my coaching sessions with CEOs and other business executives is the struggle to make the tough decisions. I t's a deadly disease that cripples personal productivity. It’s usually a decision that’s already been resolved — silently, often deep in the psyche…
You may think you’re a pretty good communicator. B ut, have you clearly communicated the purpose of your organization so everyone in your company can recite it? Do your customers clearly understand who you are and why you're here? Communication is a critical ingredient of business success and we all…
In an interview several years ago, William Green, the former CEO of Accenture, a Global 500 firm with current revenues in excess of $44 billion, recounted a 3-day training session for new managers in which they were told 68 things that were required to be successful. When Green got up to close…