Buy a Hole. Not a Drillbit.I've paraphrased thereby reducing classiness - but hopefully not impact. Harvard Business School Professor Theodore Levitt used to tell...
5 and 1/2 Ways to Stop the Great ResignationFor efficiency's sake, I'll assume you're aware we've been living and working through pandemic times. That burnout's been insanely high...
Are You Nourishing Your Culture?Culture only thrives when we fuel it Culture is a living, breathing thing. And like all living things, it requires nourishment to thrive....
Why Leadership Development is FailingAnd how to pivot. The imperative for leadership - real leadership - has never been louder or clearer in the span of our working lifetime....
Big Problems, Simple Solutions. What If We...Just because the problem's complex, doesn't mean the solution need be. I challenge clients weekly with this little nugget. Here are some...
Let's Talk Virtual Employee ExperienceAnd a free simple tool you'll want to grab! In service of giving you a great reader experience, I'll decline to deliver another rant on...
I Don't Do Reorgs. I Do This Instead.Pop quiz. I say "reorg" and your instinct is to: (A) Run. Far and fast, never looking back (polishing your resume as you go)... OR (B)...
A Moment of Renewal.Take what you can afford. Even just a breath. There are traditional moments of renewal. Clean slates. Fresh starts. The beginning of the...
Are You Retrofitting or Reinventing?This is our moment to challenge the old and craft the new Whatever your role or industry, things at work have changed. Six-months into...
Manage the Tension Between Fast and Right When the two feel at odds...how do you map your course? The world - including the world of work - is changed. Maybe forever. And we're...
Ready for a Reset?Let us help you find renewal with your team. With a free tool. If you're reading this, presumably you made it through 2020. [Insert...
Do These 5 Things in 2021.We'll conquer the new year together 2020. We've almost done it! And it's been... [insert choice word]! The year may not have been pretty....
It's Time to Lean On Some CertaintyAmidst all we've lost or can't anticipate...there is certainty to be found Some days I feel like I'm floating between two islands. On the...
How to Forge a Path ForwardHow the tools and framework for #EmployeeExperience can show you the way. You know how this moment feels weird and fraught and...
How to Lead Change in a CrisisSame principles. Different approach. Traditional change leadership begins with articulating a vision. And articulating a vision presumes...
Building the Talent EX of Tomorrow. t.EX.tWithout free food and foosball to attract... or distract... Ready or not, the world has changed. And over time it will reset...but never...
Inclusion. Connection. Voice.Let's do this. The needs of humanity and the needs of business have finally, truly collided. The state of the world has unleashed a...
Let the "Adjacent Possible" Define What's NextRemember when the OG iPhone could've knocked us over with a feather? It's ubiquitous today, but collectively we spent a hot minute in...
Listening Posts: The Tool You Need NowAs this [seemingly unending] moment of chaos and uncertainty continues to prevail, the true experts in the business - the ones we should...
The Moment for a Pulse Check is NowHi. How are you? And how would you answer that if you and I were hanging out by a water cooler (remember water coolers?)? While idle...