Scrooge Can Mess Up Your Strategy… But Santa Can Make It Work!

Scrooge Can Mess Up Your Strategy… But Santa Can Make It Work!

Please sing this blog to the tune of the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” if you can.. And if you dare! On the 12th day of Christmas, my consultant shared with me… 12 Scrooge-like waaaaays…. to mess up my stra-a-te-gy! Day #1: Scrooge: Expect that you and your...
Change Derailers

Change Derailers

Plenty of consultants will tell you how to make your change management strategy a success. In the interest of continuing with our maverick theme, outlined are the top 10 ways to ensure your change management strategy is a complete and utter disaster. If you recognize...
Smarter Leadership

Smarter Leadership

Executives spend time in four main areas of business: leadership, talent pipeline, the inner workings of the business, and new and existing clients. What percentage of time do you dedicate to each of these areas and in what priority? Given your priorities, does this...
The Reason I Wrote My First Book

The Reason I Wrote My First Book

In the fall of 2016, I was on my way to DFW Airport after an exhilarating and intense work week helping corporate executives identify and live their purpose. At the start of my cab drive Walter, my cab driver asked what I was doing in Texas. I described my week with...
CVS & IBM

CVS & IBM

Gartner has cited the work we did with CVS/Caremark and IBM as being instrumental in facilitating a “needed shift in mind-set (and) …helping to foster elements such as team bonding between IBM and CVS, and the creation of a joint purpose statement.” After 18 months of...
Can You Really Love Your Job?

Can You Really Love Your Job?

Sadly many people feel dissatisfied with their careers. They feel that work is something they have no choice but to perform, and they do not even expect to be able to enjoy it. However, we have found that work can be fulfilling and, the best part is, it does not...