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Archive for January, 2010

Take the bull by the horns: profit from uncertainty

Posted in Leadership, Small Business, Strategic Alignment on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Risk can be scary, but uncertainty can be downright terrifying because the unknown is so much more unpredictable than, well, the predictable. If your company is doing its best to ignore or avoid uncertainty then that’s a problem because it can destroy your business. It can also hold enormous opportunity if you make an effort to engage it.

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Tips on how to cultivate a creative workforce

Posted in Leadership on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In our last post we summarized John P. Kotter’s eight steps for leading change, and we again present the ideas of a thought leader who offers eight steps – this time for cultivating innovation and creativity.  We often utilize and refer clients to this book who are looking for a plan to execute innovation inside their organizations.  

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8 steps to leading the way to change

Posted in Leadership on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you’re working at change in your organization you know that it’s a long road, and one that requires companions on the journey – and a guide doesn’t hurt either. A thought leader in the world of business, John P. Kotter, in his book Leading Change offers eight steps that lead to real and lasting change. They’re useful, and while we recommend the book we’ve also summarized the steps below to give you an idea of where to begin.

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Understanding your employees: spotlight on Millennials

Posted in Strategic Alignment, Talent Mangement on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

When it comes to understanding how your employees tick it is helpful to look at the characteristics and experiences of their generation. That may be particularly true for the group born between 1978 and 2002: Millennials.

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Build Memories of the Future: Create scenarios rather than strategic plans

Posted in Leadership, Strategic Alignment on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It’s not possible to predict the future, but it certainly is practical to plan for it. That’s what scenario planning addresses: laying out possibilities, outcomes, and responses. We learn from experiences – others’ as well as our own. Two articles published in the last year by McKinsey & Company, a reputable management consulting firm, do an excellent job of exploring the centers and edges of scenario planning. [More...]

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