Three Keys to Operational Excellence

Three Keys to Operational Excellence

So you want your organization to get strong today and build for the future using “operational excellence?” Here are three critical things for Boards, CEO’s and COO’s (Chief Operating Officers) to keep top of mind. A good starting point is to consider the principle...
Redesign: Collaboration and Control?

Redesign: Collaboration and Control?

When it comes to organizational design, CEO’s want the outcome of collaborative, innovative places to work and yet struggle with a desire to control information, prevent unnecessary spin, and protect sacred relationships, especially if it means cutting people. This...
In Systems We Trust

In Systems We Trust

The most critical accountability for leaders is defining management systems that make trust possible. Here are five top things that drive strength of trust in your system, which brings speed to execution of your strategy. With the Holiday Season upon us it is...
Engagement Trap

Engagement Trap

Most employee engagement surveys and initiatives to improve it are a waste of time Somehow we have deduced that a more engaged workforce is a more productive one. That stands to reason, as well as all the research that confirms it. Still, without changing the...
Paddles Up!

Paddles Up!

Top three considerations for Boards about aligning your organization to deliver the strategy. Are you on a Board? How certain are you that your CEO’s organizational design will deliver the strategy? With strategy clearly outlined, resources well laid out, and a plan...