Is Your Culture Future Proof?
Last week, I attended The Future of Work Conference in Las Vegas. Author and futurist Jacob Morgan opened his Day 1 keynote with this story of Sissa and exponential change. (more…)
6 Truths About Change Management
For the past month everything around us has been changing. Temperatures are falling and the sun is setting earlier. Leaves are changing to vibrant reds and deep yellows. There’s no denying that fall is here and winter is just around the corner. As humans, we are hard wired to accept the inevitability of seasonal changes. Although we can manage the extreme weather changes of four seasons a year, we are not so adaptive when it comes to organizational change. (more…)
New Year’s Resolutions: 4 Small Changes for Big Results
The year 2014 is here! Many of us resolve this time each year to make positive changes in both our personal and professional lives. Yet studies show that 50% of us will break one, if not all, of our goals by mid-January. (more…)
13 Rules of Leadership by Colin Powell
“Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.” This is one of many quotes attributed to legendary public statesman and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. (more…)
A Pharaoh Walks into a Bar
There once was a Pharaoh who went out to inspect the progress of two pyramids. The first pyramid was a mess! The blocks were uneven, the ramps were unstable, oxen were milling about… The Pharaoh stopped a nearby worker and asked, “What is your job?” The worker replied, “I move stones from this pile to that pile.” At the next pyramid, the Pharaoh saw much greater progress. The blocks fit together perfectly. Teams of oxen were moving evenly up the ramps. This pyramid was really taking shape. When the Pharaoh asked a worker, “What is your job?” the worker replied, “I am building a pyramid!”
Congratulations! You just returned from your annual strategic planning summit. You gathered economic, competitor, and market data. You compared the strengths and weaknesses of your organization with external opportunities and threats. You decided where to tweak your services, how to reach new markets, and ways to generate higher profits. Now what? (more…)