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People Strategy: What difference has 2020 made on how we work and lead
No one has a crystal ball to know what the impact of Covid will have on how we work. Short term, we all hope to have some predictable level of new normal in mid-2020. Long term, I think we have learned a number of things to begin adjusting our leadership methods and...
Strategy is Like Winning a Race Over and Over (not just once!)
The question I am asked all the time is… “What is Strategy?” With so many definitions out there, it is very confusing. In his best-seller, How will you Measure your Life?, written by one of my favorite professors, Clayton Christensen, strategy is described as, “At the...
TO ALL LEADERS: YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Hello friends, Hope you're doing well in spite of this roller coaster year. For me, some days are better than others. On Sunday, I was brought to tears hearing a beautiful version of “You are not Alone.” What prompted my waterworks? I realized how “lonely” we can all...
A Good Strategy Starts With Feedback!
If there's one thing we need to be successful in life, it's feedback - a powerful, FREE tool in our management arsenal - yet it is SO underutilized. Why is this an issue? And, when feedback is given, why is it often given poorly? According to a recent Gallup poll,...
What truly is the working definition of great feedback?
Feedback Is Feedback really a gift? Is Feedback really our Friend? What truly is the working definition of great feedback? Let’s start with this: Psychological Safety is the cornerstone of Feedback. All feedback is only as good as your ability to filter it, then grow...
Look Up More Often! Strategy needs to be dynamic and adaptable right now.
Remember when you spent time reviewing your strategy quarterly? Well, you need to do that more often! I suggest dedicating at least 2 hours each month to reflect on the changes happening around you. If you’re not doing it… well, that’s going to be a problem. There is...
What We Need Now
There has been so much going on in the world this year I actually forgot it was 2020. 2020, the year that we all planned for in 2000 and 2010. Vision 2020!! How many of us had aspirational goals for 2020? The world was going to be all robotic. Our businesses were...
Companies that Care, Win!
I just read a great article, A lesson in creating successful companies that care . The Pandemic helped to uncover this, but we really already knew this! In my experience, companies with leaders who care create cultures of empowered teams, and when combined with...
Stretch Strategic Leaders: If I had a Nickel
If I had a nickel… For every time I am asked about impacting culture, I would certainly still be doing what I do because I find so much joy and purpose in this work. But I would also have a beach house right up next to the ocean so I could hear the waves crash every...
Stretch Strategic Leaders: An Introductory Story
Darcy and I met almost two years ago, after having shared multiple clients but never meeting in person. We quickly discovered a common love for helping mid-range businesses develop empowering strategies to grow. As we talked, we became passionate about our stories of...