Create a culture where every person feels safe to speak out. It’s subtle. Yet it is powerful. That is: The internal pull to do what fits in – what doesn’t stir things up – because speaking out would be too uncomfortable. What is uncomfortable feels risky. Yet by not speaking
To keep momentum and reach your desired destination… be focused & nimble. Focus is important. “You get what you focus on,” which in a business is typically what you measure. Keeping track of progress and outcomes helps with focus. But you also must stay nimble—open, aware, and adaptable—to move around
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. Good leaders gather together their leadership team, create a winning strategy, and
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 next steps. When you are nimble, you are aware and
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 one-phrase self-assessment). What are you explaining? If you are explaining strategic
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 work. An organization with these traits has what I call “Aligned
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 are not yet skilled in communicating in a way that empowers
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 business beyond a handful of employees. Perhaps the mental model that
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 a workplace perhaps it is that they are the go-to person
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 more clear and concise in their delivery of ideas and feedback.