Strategic Gems

A few years ago our firm landed squarely in the midst of a messy outsourcing project that ultimately experienced tremendous turnaround. Given that...

In a world where individuals are somewhat out of control, how do you help your team focus on what they can control? Consider the story of how a very...

What if the solution to inclusion was a better understanding of our purpose—or, said differently, our reason for being on this earth? What if...

There is only so much work that a single person can accomplish. No matter how efficient someone is, if they give themselves more responsibilities...

In my previous blog post (“Changing Change Management,” May 2010), I discussed the need for mavericks to transform the outsourcing industry into one...

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...

Plenty of consultants will tell you how to make your change management strategy a success. In the interest of continuing with our maverick theme,...

Executives spend time in four main areas of business: leadership, talent pipeline, the inner workings of the business, and new and existing clients....

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...

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...

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...