One strategic initiative gets pushed to the back burner far too often – leadership succession planning. In our experience, leadership succession planning gets pushed off most commonly for a combination of factors: day-to-day is getting in the way; it’s hard to face the end of a hard-won career; company structure is too top-heavy; and/or no […]
Leadership is always walking a tightrope of customer satisfaction, employee engagement, productivity, and profitability. This year leaders should consider the impact of labor unions.
At some point in your company’s history, your leadership spent time writing out your primary goals and the plans for reaching those goals. When was that? Do you still refer to those documents? Does your plan address all factions of your business as they exist today?
The cure-all for the great resignation—letting everyone work from home when they want, right? But what if you operate a business where that isn’t an option? What do you do when you need employees on site every day? Don’t worry. You have options and the good thing is those options include something your employees will […]
Ambivalence does not have an immediately positive connotation, especially when applied to leaders. But there are times when it can help an executive build support and attain buy-in. Understanding when it is critical to strategic business development and when it is detrimental can positively impact company culture and boost a leader’s value in the eyes […]
Strategic business plans can be a lot of fun–no, really. It’s exciting to turn a corner to have a new goal or approach. Implementation, on the other hand, is where things often fall apart. It’s where strategy meets reality, assignments are made, and buy-in is sought. Planning is exciting, plan implementation is a grind. But smart […]
Ambivalence does not have an immediately positive connotation, especially when applied to leaders. But there are times when it can help an executive build support and attain buy-in. Understanding when it is critical to strategic business development and when it is detrimental can positively impact company culture and boost a leader’s value in the eyes […]
Including effective leadership skill-building in your strategic plan, these days can feel like trying to hit a moving target while on horseback in a snowstorm. The evolution of the leader has significantly transformed over the past decade but even more so over the past 24 months. For example, in a pre-COVID (2018) Gartner analysis of […]
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 […]