Assessment of the situation to devise a game plan for things to come to fruition.
There’s no time like the present for a strategic audit. Successful companies rarely rely on stable strategies and the best organizations adapt continuously to evolving market conditions. Indeed, companies rarely rely on existing endowments for sustained success. We are living through the End of Competitive Advantage. Consequently, organizations of every kind would do well to […]
A 4-Question Audit for your Organization’s Strategy Read More »
There is nowhere to hide. Not even the executive suite is safe from the changes sweeping business today. In fact, the impact of those changes is felt most keenly at the executive level. CEO’s, COO’s, CFO’s, and senior VP’s—like everyone else—have to hit the ground running and keep running fast. Stockholders and stakeholders demand fast
Why Executive Coaching? The 5 Compelling Outcomes Read More »
Keith Dambrot, says it this way, the worst thing you can do is make a gifted player over-think. As Men’s Basketball Coach at The University of Akron and the first person to discover LeBron James on the elementary school playgrounds of Akron Oh, he should know. Great players play all on instinct versus thinking he
Let Your Inner Brilliance Out-How to be Your Best You Read More »
What can modern business leaders learn from Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis papers, published in 1905? Plenty! At a minimum, CEOs can develop a way of thinking about an organization’s resources and potential for competitive advantage in the way that Einstein imagined a physical property’s mass and potential energy. Let’s recall…drawing from his theory of special relativity,
Paul Nourigat An unprecedented wave of staff turnover will rock most industries for the next 15 years. The retirement of CEOs, their direct reports and many highly skilled positions will create an unprecedented vacuum of human capital. As the economy improves and productivity improvement tapers off, robotics and sourcing strategies will hit their ceiling and
Succession, Synthesis, Survival: Leveraging Demographics for Corporate Survival Read More »
In my work, I frequently engage in a broad-based leadership development program to prepare top talent for advancement. That was the case when I recently worked with a large construction company to groom Mike, one of the presidents, and Joe, the lead risk officer, for advancement. During the 360 peer interviews I asked Mike how
The Risky Business of Not Taking Risks Read More »
30 million presentations are given every day. 90% are unbearable. Included in these numbers are countless CEO presentations. CEO’s speak to their Board, Bank, and other CEO’s. Sometimes they even speak to their employees in companywide meetings. How does an otherwise dynamic CEO become boring as a speaker? Keith Dambrot, says it this way, “the worst
One Simple Reason CEO’s Give Boring Speeches Read More »
In any business that is interested in growing, expanding and or just staying ahead of the competition the leadership needs employees to be engaged to help drive their business objectives. Not new news! But let’s take a deeper look at engagement and understand the underpinnings. First off, there has to be an environment of “trust”
He Who Gets the Most Discretionary Effort WINS! Read More »
Scott McKain The more I research it, the more obvious it becomes. Bad businesses – regardless of the industry or size, from Wall Street to Main Street – do not have customers who are raving fans. How do you connect with customers in a profound manner, regardless of the size of your business? You have
Creating Distinction in a Competitive Marketplace Read More »
Mergers, acquisitions, downsizing, and growth all require an unprecedented need for information about key executives and a framework for assessing the competencies required to lead people during extraordinary times. Yet, even with the revolving doors at the top of many companies spinning faster than ever, organizations still overlook opportunities to develop talent from the bottom
Four Reasons Your Company Can’t Thrive Without a Succession Plan Read More »
