Senior leadership and business owners are being bombarded with reports of people quitting their jobs in huge numbers. The reality of the “Big Quit” is likely impacting your organization in some form, and if it hasn’t yet, are you prepared if it does? What is the next trend? Whether the labor market is tight or […]
Great leadership is about more than having an action for every challenge. Sometimes strategic inaction or doing nothing is the best plan. That’s not to say ignore problems or turn a blind eye, but rather pause and let your silence allow a situation to play out. It means purposefully taking a pause before making a […]
You most likely have a strategic business plan in place in some form. How far down the chain is that plan being acted upon? Developing a plan that all partners and senior management can get behind can be a challenge in-and of itself. Many companies are missing an essential component – the “action.” Leaders must […]
Leaders are used to facing challenges. But after being inundated with the unexpected over the past year, you may be hoping for a little break. Every year we spend time laying out or at least adjusting our strategic business plans at least once to prepare for the most obvious obstacles. The more experience you earn, […]
Strategic business planning is a process which helps focus your organization and aligns your senior management staff with a shared vision that builds excitement, and provides near and long term direction for all employees.
Creating a strategic plan in the midst of uncertainty is, ironically, the best time to do it. The process itself will remind you of why you do what you do, how you best serve your customers, and why you built the community that you have. Regaining perspective will help you make better decisions in relation […]
Rediscovering True North Revisiting your strategic plan is a good idea during periods of transition (regardless of how extreme). Organizations, regardless of size, history, diversity, industry, perform best when senior management is aligned and share a vision that builds excitement and provides short and long-term direction for all employees. Before you reopen your doors and […]
Executive Leadership Breakfast Wednesday, February 26th | 7:00 – 9:00 AM | Fin Point, Boston Companies today must be truly customer-centric and innovative to survive. If your employees are not clear on your vision, culture, value proposition, or strategic focus, your organizational value-chain will suffer and departmental agendas will be at odds. Ambiguity or lack […]
When company leaders try to boil the ocean, they usually come up short. There’s a great lesson in here on #strategy and #execution…” Focus on core mission and kill off everything else”. It’s not complicated. #Leadership #LiddellLeads WeWork has many tough choices ahead about whether the company will die by a thousand cuts, or will […]