TOOLS WORK BETTER WHEN THE TEACHER IS EXPERIENCED
Tools to improve organization effectiveness abound. Skilled teachers, not so much. When we introduce tools with teachers who have read about the tools but haven’t used them much, the tools are likely...
View ArticleTHE OTHER POWER POINT
Beyond the much-criticized presentation software, there are power points in your organization that can be the difference between success and disappointment. Here are three (probably many more): 1)...
View ArticleCOLUMBUS AND THE LAWYER
Executive leadership demands a split personality. Will you enable it in yourself? Columbus is capable of vision, clarifying 1-year and 3-year goals, recruiting the excitement and sense of purpose that...
View ArticleWANT YOUR TEAM TO PERFORM BETTER? HELP THEM FEEL SAFE
WANT YOUR TEAM TO PERFORM BETTER? HELP THEM FEEL SAFE In his first staff meeting, new Ford CEO Alan Mulally asked members of his team to assess their businesses as a “green,” “yellow,” or “red” light....
View ArticleBEATING THE BIGGEST PROBLEM YOU CAN’T CONTROL
BEATING THE BIGGEST PROBLEM YOU CAN’T CONTROL As an executive leader, sometime you feel like a beekeeper without a bee suit. There are more issues flying around than you can control. Even after you...
View ArticleSUCCESSFUL DECISION-MAKING: A FRAMEWORK
Decision-making is like the weather: everyone talks about it as though they understand it. The streams of lousy results suggest otherwise, padded by the macho drumbeat pushing for action. There’s...
View ArticleIS THE ENTROPY CONUNDRUM KILLING YOUR BUSINESS?
IS THE ENTROPY CONUNDRUM KILLING YOUR BUSINESS? Stanford football coach David Shaw, as his team held a 28-0 lead over Arizona State at halftime: “Nothing’s changed. We have to play well for another 30...
View ArticleGROWTH SLUDGE: DO YOU SEE IT IN YOUR COMPANY?
Universal truth: Ants find spilled potato salad at a picnic at light speed. Universal truth: A growing firm attracts sludge. Sludge: Invisible substance that impairs performance and clutters...
View ArticleREACTIVE OR RESPONSIVE?
When I saw that Skype had been Microsofted (verb in common usage), I reacted immediately, yelling in frustration. Skype has become unintelligible, with controls available to NSA staffers only…..not me....
View ArticleOUTRUNNING YOUR PEOPLE?
Growing companies struggle to balance nimbleness and inclusion. Nimbleness gives you quick response; inclusion harnesses the power of your people. For staying power (enduring success), it doesn’t work...
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