Welcome to the twenty-third issue of CEE News!
One of the most challenging yet satisfying roles we play at Center for Executive Excellence is helping teams through culture transformations. These are heavy lift, long-term projects that require us to embed ourselves with our clients to execute the transformation roadmap. The mechanics of the process are tailored from client to client, depending on things like size, business case, and readiness for change. The emotional cycle, however, is a consistent 5-stage process.
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A closer look at companies executing leadership excellence
One political bumper sticker based on the indecision of the Bush/Gore presidential election in 2000. That’s how CEO John Fischer launched StickerGiant from his basement 17 years ago. Today, the Longmont, CO-based company employs nearly 40 people and processes about 18 miles of sticker material every week. What started as a political sticker company has transformed itself many times in the past two decades. But, while its strategic direction has gone through several transformations, what hasn’t changed is StickerGiant’s attention ...
Sticky solutions to your everyday business challenges
Question: My company is being bought out by another company. We’re set to close in August. I’m an IT Director and my employees are asking me if their jobs are safe. I honestly don’t know the answer, but I do know that I can’t afford to have my team panic. What should I tell them?
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Welcome to the twenty-second issue of CEE News!
Last month, I had the honor of attending the graduation ceremony of my niece, Sina. She earned her Master’s Degree and will be a practicing Physician’s Assistant this fall. After the Pomp and Circumstance processional, but before the hooding of the graduates, came the speeches. Although the house lights were turned off, I found myself scribbling notes in the dark on the back of the program hoping that I could read them later and capture some compelling truths.
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A closer look at companies executing leadership excellence
Imagine operating a manufacturing company with no core product, no bosses, and a democratically-elected CEO. How long do you think it would survive? For nearly 60 years, the W.L. Gore company has been best known for its Gore-Tex fabric, but its diverse portfolio includes everything from vacuum filters, microwave cable assemblies, guitar strings, dental floss, acoustic vents for cellphones, and even medical devices to treat heart defects. If it were publicly traded, this $3 billion Delaware-based private company would appear at ...
Sticky solutions to your everyday business challenges
Question: I’m leading a team that’s tasked to build a program for high-potential employees. We started three weeks ago, and I find that I’m shooting down most of the ideas of my team members. I can tell that they are getting frustrated, but I don’t know how to be more receptive to their input. Any suggestions?
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Welcome to the twenty-first issue of CEE News!
By the time you read this month’s edition of CEE News, we will have wrapped up our 2nd annual Re:Imagine Leadership Summit and I’ll be enjoying the sunrise (or sipping a Mai Tai) in Kauai, a few days before my niece’s wedding.
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Sticky solutions to your everyday business challenges
Question: I don’t know if I’m procrastinating or just disorganized, but I always seem to end each day working on other people’s goals. Can you recommend a system for working on things that really matter?
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