Many business leaders are far less optimistic about the future of their business due to Covid-19 and related changes in the marketplace. Polling our clients and those in our network show that a majority of executives think that the current economic conditions will eventually improve, but it will probably take a year or more to [...]
Have you been thinking about how to increase the market share of your organization? Or perhaps you’re experiencing difficulty managing a hybrid workplace with a mix of virtual and on-site employees — all the while evaluating what you can streamline against what must stay in place. These types of issues are expertly and objectively answered [...]
The new economy that is happening in major markets throughout the globe causes us to question our future. Rethinking your company’s strategy is no longer a luxury, instead, it’s essential for your continued success. The problem is, our assumptions of how a market will behave may not apply anymore. For instance, are you in [...]
Most executives think of decision making as a singular event that occurs at a particular point in time. Many call this a pivot or transition. Months into the global pandemic has taught us one large lesson: the world is forever changed and it's not going back to where it once was. When it comes to [...]
Photo by chuttersnap Jim Collins wrote about a bus that has been quoted over and over by many, and here I go, too! His quote first appeared in his best-selling book, Good to Great, “If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the right seats, and the wrong people off [...]
Ideas are everywhere. What separates a good idea from a successful business is its implementation. Visionary leaders always have many ideas and are often prolific. Because of this, they use a two-step process: 1) vision and 2) action. This direct vision to action style is ideally suited for the first and second stage of business [...]
Challenges are opportunities hiding in plain sight. Many businesses perceive their challenges as very real threats to their long-term health, but they are just opportunities to transform the company into something better. Today’s uncertainty brings leaders new challenges they may not have had to manage before. The absence of a stable future can wreak havoc [...]