The Solution to Your Company’s Talent Shortage
One of the funniest commercials I can remember was for Smirnoff Ice. You can watch it here or I [...]
How to Be Resilient
I recently led a strategy session with an organization that we have been working with for over a [...]
Ownership Is Not An Inherent Skill
It is not uncommon that employees and executives may have different points of view. Some executiv [...]
Clash of Company Cultures
At face value, the merger of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, announced in October 2016, makes [...]
Misuse of an Executive Title
When you have an executive title, you might wield a power that is unexpected. You can greatly inf [...]
The Best Kind of CEO
There are several different books that point out the roles of the Visionary versus the role of th [...]
The People Machine
What if every single product you produced was made from a single machine. Would you take care of [...]
Tale of Two Supervisors
It was the best of jobs… it was the worst of jobs… I want to share with you a true story about tw [...]
How Ineffective Performance Appraisal Methods Are Hurting Your Culture
Performance appraisal methods can make or break the value of employee evaluations, yet many manag [...]
You’re a Professional. Not a Manager.
Whether you run an engineering firm, an architecture firm, an optometrist practice, a law firm or [...]