Co-CEOs? A look at the argument for two leaders
A recent piece in Harvard Business Review asks, “Is CEO a Two-Person Job?” Once in a great while, the soulmate, mind-meld situation might exist in nature and perhaps a company will be better off for a short time if there are two leaders. With some good thought, the job of CEO can be structured like Goldilocks’ porridge; no[...]
CEO Coaching: A shocking look at strategy
Significant changes to company strategy (e.g., “Where do we play, and how do we win?”) are frequent in startups but less so in established companies. Why would you radically change a working formula? You shouldn’t! CEO Coach Todd Ordal is always looking out for good examples of what a significant change in strategy looks l[...]
What’s Your “And”?
John Garrett, corporate culture consultant and nationally recognized speaker and emcee, is out with a new book. "What's Your 'And'?" reveals how sharing your personal passions improves work performance, builds culture, and strengthens relationships with colleagues and clients (and bosses, too).
One thing you can control for a positive impact on business
You have free will and you are in control of your reactions to people, events and circumstances around you. How you choose to respond to exterior events around you will determine how successfully you move through life. The choice is yours and will make all the difference in the outcomes you experience.
Balanced Mastery: setting yourself up for mastery in the new world
A balanced life opens the curtain to high achievement. Well-rounded people perform better and longer. Ancient, recent and pandemic history show the resilience and grit of being a person with equilibrium in life. Single focused people burn out, flame out or just check out.
The middle road between business and burnout
By rethinking people strategies, your company gains flexibility and freedom in recruiting, and at the same time provides more of the work-life balance and independence today’s employees want and need, increasing retention. Employees will remember not just what you did for them during the pandemic; they’ll remember how you ma[...]
Growing and developing mature leaders in today’s workplace
The goal of this work is to help build and hone leadership skills to help individuals grow and organizations to thrive. It helps foster increased peer relationships and engagement, improves culture and helps build confident leaders who can navigate the increasing complexity of leading, especially in today’s environment.
How leaders can better support black employees
If there is one place where rapid change can happen, where diversity, equity, and inclusion can be real more quickly, it's in the American workplace. We know that most companies are quite agile when they need to be, and business leaders are at the helm. Here are five ways to start supporting black employees.
CEO Coaching: Coach, Quarterback or Offensive Lineman?
As CEO, you probably have plenty of expertise in many areas. However, if you run an organization, you shouldn’t play a functional role beyond CEO. So how should you be “on” the team?
Taking a customer-first service approach during unprecedented times
The 2020 KPMG U.S. Customer Experience Excellence (CEE) report, which identifies the top performing brands and industries in terms of customer experience based on a survey, utilizes Six Pillars of experience that explain how companies navigated the new environment and how they performed in terms of customer experience. Organizat[...]
How COVID-19 has impacted millennials in the workplace
Millennial workers have long been known for seeking employers that provide flexibility, a positive workforce culture and opportunities for growth. Here, one company's younger employees weighed in on how COVID-19 has changed their perspective on their careers and work.
Organizational Effectiveness: Why are teams sometimes so painful?
In the business environment, having no skilled leader or facilitator is a surefire way to waste time and increase your failure rate. Talking about the objective(s), agreeing on responsibilities and rules of engagement, and getting to know one another seem ponderous, but I guarantee that this allows for faster and better results.