by Isabel Descutner | Oct 25, 2020 | Isabel Descutner, Leadership, Strategy, Uncategorized
Robust strategic planning requires an incredible amount of dedication, drive, and attention to detail. No matter the scope of your plans or goals, certain steps should always be followed to get as close to ensuring success as possible. To explore the importance of...
by Isabel Descutner | Oct 18, 2020 | Isabel Descutner, People Development, Uncategorized
I recently came across a Twitter thread from earlier this year about work/life balance and the metaphor of juggling glass balls and plastic balls. After a bit of research, I discovered that this metaphor originated from Brian Dyson (former CEO of Coca-Cola) during his...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Sep 27, 2020 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Leadership, People Development, Uncategorized
Consolidating the advantage means taking what you learned and making it a permanent part of how you operate. Making these new learning experiences permanent – many of which we might never have uncovered otherwise – we can take our decisions made in the middle of...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Sep 11, 2020 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Leadership, People Development, Strategy, Uncategorized
In times of uncertainty, teams tend to look up—to leaders and managers who direct their efforts—to guide their next steps. If those teams continue to feel discomfort, they often assign blame to those same leaders, thinking (and sometimes saying) that leadership should...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Sep 4, 2020 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, The Leadership Decade, Uncategorized
There’s knowing how to do something, then there’s doing it. Popularized in the book The Knowing-Doing Gap, the authors contend that intellectual capital isn’t enough to make things happen — that companies often fall into the “smart talk...
by Buddy Hobart | Aug 28, 2020 | Buddy Hobart, Leadership, Strategy, The Leadership Decade, Uncategorized
Company change programs often fail due to a lack of interest. Management will announce plans for a big change initiative. Then they spend six months planning and designing the program. By the time of the launch, people have written the program off. It’s essential to...
