NARROW is OUT. WIDE is IN.
“Enterprise Thinking”…new-age consulting lingo or an essential strategic concept? Enterprise Thinking is the ability to think broadly across the business and organization in order to gain a big picture perspective. It’s a pretty straightforward concept, but a skill many leaders lack; particularly those who tend to defer to their own area of specialty, which can […]
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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em…Join ‘Em
My turn for the blog again…which means Leigh is either out of town or enjoying this sunny weather “course-side” (read: golf). I was glad to have the opportunity to blog this week as I’ve been considering an interesting workplace dynamic lately and wanted to share with our readers. As an almost-masters-program-graduate working within a consulting […]
Telling and Asking and Influencing (Oh My!)… How to Create More Engaged Employees
Leaders today all want more engaged employees—both in the sense that leaders want more employees who are engaged AND leaders want all employees to be MORE HIGHLY engaged. Including employees in decision-making is a sure fire way to increase engagement, but inclusion can take many forms…including TELLING, ASKING, and INFLUENCING. My definitions of these words […]
Five Equals One More: Increase Production Without Increasing Staff
Engaged employees perform at 100 percent of their ability, but did you know that the most highly engaged employees perform at 120 percent? According to the Workforce Intelligence Institute, you could gain productivity equal to one more full-time equivalent employee for every five people you move from engagement to high engagement. Think about that: one […]
Magic Bullets for Alignment and Commitment
Alignment and commitment are essential ingredients to your organization’s success. Unfortunately, they are often the most difficult to achieve. Why are motivation and alignment so challenging to realize? In my last blog, I talked about the importance of a shared vision in creating alignment and commitment. But vision alone is not enough. Here is an […]
Successful Partnerships for Leading Change
Several of my clients are in the midst of significant organization transformations. The goals of the transformations are similar: increasing cross-functional integration (acting less like multiple silos); building stronger enterprise leadership teams to deal with new competitive and economic challenges; improving sales results; seeking ways to utilize talent more effectively. One barrier to success is […]