If you want to go from ‘good to great’ or create a high performance organization, you’ll probably need to address the culture.  Here’s what you

Many of the strategic plans I see these days aren’t strategic at all — they don’t address business strategy.  Instead, they focus almost exclusively on

Strategic plans are worthless unless they are successfully executed. Period. Similarly, high intelligence is worthless if it’s not put to good use. Three things that

Pay increases this year will again be small or nonexistent – below 3%.  Even top performers will get planned increases less than 3%. So, what

Most managers don’t know what they’re accountable for, and are unable to hold their people accountable.

“Make people accountable.” “Lay down the law.” “Hold peoples’ feet to the fire.” “Increase the heat.” If there’s one big idea we learned from Alvin

Accountability and responsibility — both are important, but they are NOT the same thing. Accountability An accountability is an end result.  Being accountable is being answerable

On October 21, 1805, Lord Admiral Nelson’s English fleet defeated the combined fleets of France and Spain at the Battle of Trafalgar.  For decades afterward,