Why Tactical Leadership Is The Most Important Leadership Arena
Every other arena of leadership is theoretical elegant and practically useless. Cultural leaders inspire. Strategic leaders enable. Operational leaders empower. But it’s the practically accountable tactical leaders who deploy and adjust resources in real time to make…
Intel’s Crossroads: Lessons For Lip-Bu Tan From Andy Grove & Coca-Cola
A familiar scene unfolds in Silicon Valley—an iconic company fights for its life. This isn’t the ’80s. It’s today, with Intel staring down the steepest cliff in its storied history. The script feels strangely reminiscent of the drama that once captivated a different…
How to Help People That Don’t Want Help
You can’t.
How Early Wins Help Build A High-Performing Team
Early wins give teams confidence in themselves. This is why they are generally little wins that can be delivered early, as opposed to big wins that take more time. The general guidance is to over-invest in the early wins to accelerate them and pave the way for other…
How Milestone Management Helps Build A High-Performing Team
Milestone management helps build a high-performing team by providing a systemic engine for learning and adapting. Instead of meeting just to update each other on progress, flip the classroom, putting the updates in a shared file that all can access all the time and…
Break The No-win Effectiveness Versus Efficiency Trade-off With Five Priority Levels
The only way to sustain a competitive position over time is to get all clear on your core focus
How RACI Can Make Teams More Effective – If You Go Beyond The Basics
Clarify the approving authority, the difference between consulting and concurring, and when to inform people before or after the fact.
The Critical Difference Between Pressure And Support
Often someone putting pressure on someone else thinks they are being supportive
Relooking At The Importance Of Milestone Management
Compiling milestones is a waste of time if you do not have an efficient, effective and clear process and process owner in place to track them – and avoid the “next week” syndrome.
How Team Charters Drive Impact From Mush
The differences between teams that follow through and don’t are clarity of purpose, availability of resources, and agreement on and acceptance of bounded authority and accountability
