Who in your organization has a role in executing strategy? Answer: Everyone. Who in your organization has a clear understanding of how they fit strategy?* Your answer indicates if there is momentum, or a stall, in your future.
Best Next Steps for Extraordinary Momentum This first post in the Extraordinary Momentum Series offers 5 key ideas to help you get clear about best next steps, and how you can help others get clear about their best...
Whether you think you are over-explaining or you’ve just been told that you do this, you may or may not truly be over-explaining. Consider what you are explaining and why. And then do one more thing… (take a simple...
Those of you who know me or are getting to know me… understand that I am all about business vibrancy. In my terms, that translates to a nimble organization, continuously building its business value, and a great place to...
You Can Create a Workplace Context Where People Thrive, and Execute Brilliantly A critical part of a leader’s role is to build others up. Great leaders are highly skilled at this. Good leaders sometimes give up because they...
We often hear about pivots and pivoting in the context of quick shifts by an individual or in the early days of a startup. A quick “turn on a dime” pivot does not result in lasting change for a...
We love our heroes. They stay alert for danger and then swoop in to save the day. Everyday heroes may not be looking for danger but they are wired to be the person who saves the day, or in...
Are you including effective communication as an area for growth in performance? An important aspect of coaching for better performance is aimed at communication. This includes improving the dynamics and effectiveness in meetings as well as helping individuals be...
Today’s news shouts that traditional performance management is “bad.” “We’ve killed performance ratings!” and “We’ve killed the annual performance review!” are phrases being touted as if, by removing a process, the company has instantaneously changed its culture. In...