Today’s CEOs Need Hands-On Digital Skills
As business increasingly becomes digital and data-driven, many companies that once appeared to be built for success suddenly seem structured to fail. That’s evident in the lackluster results that recent digital transformations have delivered; according to a recent BCG study, over 80% of companies accelerated their transformation projects last year, but…
Take Care of You
For many people, a major life event is a wake-up call to take better care of themselves. So, it’s no surprise to learn that in a recent survey 80% of American adults said they intend to be more mindful about regular self-care practices after the pandemic. (1) What exactly is…
These are 5 signs that your company puts its employees over profit
Most executives might cringe at the idea of basing their organization off human emotion—or becoming a “business of feelings.” But if they want their company to survive and thrive during the Great Resignation, it’s an idea they should get behind. While such talk is often put under the “people over…
How to Reshape Your Leadership Brand as You Start a New Role
Summary. All senior leaders taking new roles need to develop and implement a strategy to reinforce or reshape their leadership brand starting well before their official “Day One.” The author offers steps leaders can take to make sure they are starting off on the right foot. First, you need to assess…
Is Your Motivation Still on Vacation?
Vacations are an important part of your work year. Taking time away to relax, reflect, and recharge comes with several benefits. Yet there are times when your vacation ends but your motivation to dive back into work doesn’t follow. If you work remotely, it may be particularly difficult to get back…
To Retain Employees, Give Them a Sense of Purpose and Community
Most employers are anxious about the mass exodus happening from today’s workplaces. Widespread conjecture about what’s behind “the Great Resignation” ranges from people wanting more work flexibility and higher-paying jobs to simply being utterly exhausted from pandemic burnout. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 15 million people quit…
Every Leader Has Flaws. Don’t Let Yours Derail Your Strategy.
That strategy execution is one of the greatest organizational challenges is nothing new. The causes of derailed strategies have been well chronicled — from not actually being strategies, to organization dysfunction and misalignment, to excessive internal focus. But there’s (at least) one more stone to turn over in the hunt for answers, and it’s within the leader…
Design as an Innovation Super Power – Workplace Strategy and Design
An overused word and an underexplored practice. The word innovation continues to get thrown around. For the past decade at least, innovation has been a catch-all for that special sauce that gets companies to act first on the newest technologies and market opportunities. It’s considered the key to yet another…
How to Be a Leader Who Stays True to Their Ethics
In September 2016, Wells Fargo announced that it would pay $185 million to settle a lawsuit filed by federal regulators and the city and county of Los Angeles, admitting that employees had opened as many as 1.5 million accounts without customer authorization over a five-year period. These unethical practices resulted in…
Making the shift to a digital-first business environment
A year ago, if you asked senior leaders if their company went fully remote tomorrow, whether they’d still be successful, many, including myself would have said it’s not possible. Fast forward, and the impossible has not only become possible, but we’ve proved that we can be effective, creative, and productive…