For more than 20 years as a management consultant, and earlier in my career as a manager, executive, and head of organizations, I have seen the same pattern repeat. A leadership team launches a strong strategic plan in January. The priorities are clear, the decks look...
Work-life balance. We hear the phrase constantly – in interviews, team meetings, LinkedIn posts, even self-help books. It’s become a shorthand for health, sanity, and productivity. But is it a helpful concept? Or are we clinging to a myth that needs to be...
If you’re the head of an organization, you already know that strategy alone doesn’t drive success – execution does. And execution depends on people. Not just their technical skills or motivation, but their ability to work together in a way that reinforces...
Why Now Is Exactly the Right Time to Join an Executive Peer Group If you’re the head of an organization, you already know this truth: leadership can be lonely. The higher you go, the fewer people you can speak with openly and without consequence. Your team...
Why Strategy Fails — and What to Do About It You’ve got a solid strategy. You’ve consulted the team, captured the big ideas, and built the plan. It’s thoughtful. Ambitious. Grounded. And yet — things still fall through the cracks. If this feels familiar, you’re not...
You’ve seen it before: one department’s thriving while another is treading water. Everyone’s working hard—but the organization still isn’t delivering the results you need. The problem isn’t effort. It’s the system. In the first session of the Effective Managers...
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