Your strategy is worthless…unless it's implemented
Here’s how it often goes: The strategy session is done. The new strategy is compiled in binders and distributed to senior management. The binders make their way from desktop to…
Reinvesting in your best people
The manager was frustrated. "I'm losing my skills," he said, "I'm not growing here. The challenges are routine and they're not willing to invest in me." People are assets that…
6 Keys for Leading Successful Change
Let’s say you need to change your strategy, make an acquisition, introduce a new IT system, or any other important change. How can you set it up so that the…
Improvisation: In Music and in Business
Many of the famous classical composers were excellent at improvisation. Mozart for example, would ask an audience for a few musical notes, then sit at a piano and improvise a…
Why Your Strategy Depends on Talent
The success of your strategy depends heavily on the quality of your talent, particularly in key positions. Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, says the best performers are twice as good…
When you know what to do, but just aren't doing it.
The chief financial officer and I were discussing our objectives and moving ahead with coaching when she stopped, leaned forward, and said, "I know what I need to do, I'm…