Tag: leadership skills
Work Less, Create More Value – The Art of Delegating
Scope is a function of resources and time. If the scope of what you’re trying to accomplish is too much to get done in a high quality way, you have…
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Where Should You Play: When Theory and Practice Diverge
Where to play is generally the first of the five core questions a BRAVE leader needs to answer. In theory, this is done by solving someone’s problem after choosing which…
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The Goldilocks Middle Way Between DIY and Outsourcing
The essence of the Goldilocks approach is breaking apart outsourcing decisions into their components
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How TriZetto’s CEO Changed Its Culture By Changing Its Attitude
Changing an organization’s culture is hard. But as Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” A counter-cultural strategy will fail every time. It may look like your new…
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How to Take Advantage of Coming Changes In Consumer Behavior through Nexting
Anticipate the impact of changes. Like Zyman, ask “What else is that going to change?” Noticing changes that are already happening keeps you from losing. Winning requires you to get ahead of…
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Every New Leader Faces Recall Elections. Survive Yours.
Every new leader faces recall elections. The key to surviving your recalls is getting the support of the people that vote and the people that influence those that vote. There’s…
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Survival Guide for Avon CEO Sherilyn McCoy and Other Change Agents
There’s no doubt that Avon Products must embrace change. Sherilyn McCoy was just named company CEO (see “Avon Names Sherilyn McCoy As New CEO”) and will need to be the change agent. Her…
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Evolutionary, Revolutionary or Blended Innovation: Which is Right for Your Organization?
Evolutionary, revolutionary and blended innovation all work. Each is right – for different organizations and different contexts. If you are a start up on the cutting edge with not much…
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Want Cultural Change to Stick? Change The Way You Operate
You can start a cultural change with organizational changes or strategic changes. But until the operations change, nothing will stick. This is often the most difficult part of the change…
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