For years I have been trying to figure out why so many leaders tolerate poor execution and do nothing about it.
One unfortunate issue I see quite regularly is simply that some “big” executives seem to believe that execution is beneath them. Read More
People often ask me if it was hard for me to go from running really large organizations to having my own (implied — “much smaller”) company.
This was never an issue for me because I always maintained a psychological distance between the power of my role, (managing a $1B+ global business, multi-hundred-milion dollar budget, and thousands of people) and my own personal power. Read More
One time when I was running a large organization at HP, I asked my financial analyst partner, “What is the current headcount in my organization?”
He said “How accurate an answer do you need?” Read More
Last week I wrote about the importance of information sharing across an organization. If you missed it it’s a very important idea.
This week I want to share one more example, specifically about an executive’s responsibility to share information with the team — and the value of doing so. Read More
Late last year, I had a big AHA I want to share with you.
Here’s where it came from…
When I do strategy execution work with executive teams, I typically begin with an assessment phase where I talk with people across the organization at multiple levels. Read More
The first time I held a general management role I had a mentor share something with me I found to be pretty life changing.
He said, “You need to worry about WHO and WHY. Read More
When I work with general managers to help them get their organizations executing better, the first thing I do is talk to their team.
…First, I talk to all their direct reports.
…Then, I also have some
1-1’s or focus groups with their mid-level managers and their employees. Read More
Every month I do a webinar on a topic of business leadership
as part of my membership program.
This month’s webinar was on Ruthless Priorities & Strategy.
(Get invited to future webinars)
If you missed it, you can download the podcast! Read More
How can you make sure you are still making progress on that goal you committed to in that offsite meeting 6 months ago?
In my work with management teams helping them execute their strategy, this issue comes up over and over again. Read More
Last week in my blog I suggested you stop wasting time having status meetings.
This week I want to extend the conversation suggest you resist the urge to hide in too much complexity and detail.
The reason people and teams fall into this is because complexity can make you feel smart and safe. Read More
