In today's podcast, I am going to reveal the one thing that every organization needs to ensure its long-term success and forever sidestep organizational decline. This one thing isn't cash flow or even a breakthrough product line. It's integrity.
Integrity at work...
One of the best things about mentoring other consultants is the opportunity it gives me to reflect on what I do as a consultant and why.
This week our group was exploring the topic of gaining and retaining leadership buy-in and it caused me to stop and really think why this matters so much...
Forging a strong client relationship is not a matter of chance. It is the result of choice and whether or not the consultant has taken charge of the positioning process. Unlike other roles in an organization, consultants hold no formal position on the organization chart. It is up to the...
Authentic leadership isn't a style. It's a stage of maturity and growth. Authentic leadership is where power and love intersect. Power and use of power are familiar concepts in business and the defining power as control, authority, capacity and influence is more than likely readily understandable...
One of the most challenging experiences you'll ever encounter as a consultant is dealing with your client's resistance to change.
We get blindsided by this all-to-common reality because we are only working with our clients because they at some point expressed a desire...
When it comes to organizational change, most consultants think it's either all about project plans OR it's about managing the emotions and resistance that come with change.
But the truth is - it's both.
Leading change is both an art and a science. Your clients...
Alan was the CIO of an Information Technology organization that had employees across the globe. His instincts were absolutely correct – his organization was not set up to deliver what it needed to for his team’s internal clients and the company’s external customers. He started...
“There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body.”
I created this visual to depict the essence of what it takes to create healthy organizations and sustainable success: respect, appreciation and value of each part of the organizational...
Imagine this scene. There is an operating room with patient prepped for surgery and lying on the table. The anesthesia has taken effect and the surgeons and the rest of the medical team are positioned for the big event. The surgeon utters the words which we all know from medical TV dramas signals...
Is your client needing a current state review but you're not sure what questions to ask. Here are the top 10 strategic questions you need to get answers to by virtue of your current state review:
1. Who are our customers? What do we provide to them?
2. What is the value proposition or brand...
Whether you are new to consulting or have been consulting for a while SURELY you have considered the possibility of landing work with the larger companies.
Perhaps this question has been top of mind for a while. You've probably wondered:
"How would I meet those larger...
Here's the thing: If you are a consultant (internal or external) at some point you'll be asked to design and deliver a training experience.
It's not that there's anything wrong with training because sometimes lack of knowledge and skills is the root cause to performance challenges. And when...
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