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There is a sweet spot to hit when it comes to engaging others within a conversation. If you talk over their heads, are patronizing, or are simply doing a one-way monologue, inevitably they will become frustrated, turned off, and they will disengage. If they already know everything you are talking [More]
This story is exceptionally common in growing organizations – and there is a solution: RACI. RACI (Responsible/Accountable/Consulted/Informed) is a decision-making framework that recognizes that each person connected to a decision has a different role: “Responsible” is who is doing the job; “Accountable” is the person who is ultimately answerable for [More]
The rationale for most mergers always includes an expectation of synergies. But does this mean always cutting from the acquirer? Or is there another approach to a successful post-merger integration? 1) Handle the integration as an acquisition. And therefore transfer everything to the acquirer’s systems, processes, and organizational structure. Make [More]
How can we set up guardrails to make our calculations more accurate and objective? Here are my quick five questions to assess how complex any given initiative will be: Is the challenge one-and-done? Or will many iterations be required before the challenges (and potential solutions) are optimized ? How many? [More]
[First name…] To make our time more productive, a few things… 1. To help me quickly get up to speed on your context, would love to go through any documentation that you have handy. If you don’t have, or would rather not share, not a problem. Strategic plan / business [More]
When is something “good enough”? It can take one hour to get something to a 90% quality. It would take another 10 hours to get it to 99% quality. And it would take even more to get it to 110% - the point where you’ve exceeded requirements, but reached your [More]
Everyone on your team has potential. Some people have a little, while some have a lot – but how many people truly invest the time to reach their potential? The person with less potential who invests in themselves will do far better than someone who has higher potential but does [More]
Learning: The value of a training component is that it achieves two important goals: It introduces new concepts, and it builds a common vocabulary around these concepts. When everyone goes back to the office, there is mutual understanding on the subject matter, and a support structure around it. Facilitation: The [More]
The technique is called Reframing. YET reframes a negative belief into one that opens the possibility to growth and mastery. Another example of reframing is the “power of YEP” (or if you prefer, the power of YES.) Like YET, the reframing happens internally. Consider when you are asked whether something [More]
Whether directly or indirectly, so much of the work we do with leaders and their organizations speaks to building brand values and culture, and how that impacts their growth. As an organization: 🤔 Who are you really? And who do you want to be? 🤔 Is your culture strong on [More]
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