Alignment >> Be Like Water Today I'm in beautiful Annapolis, Maryland for a client company off-site.
As I watch the boats bob in the bay by the Naval Academy, I'm reminded of the lesson I learned recently about unnecessarily hard work we often do to ensure alignment in our organizations. . . . Read more
When 'O' Meets 'P' (with apologies to A Few Good Men) If you have seen the film "A Few Good Men", then you'll recognize this scene.
Jack Nicholson is on the witness stand (representing the Sales function - big 'O' - in this role) and Tom Cruise is Finance (big 'P'). Enjoy! . . . Read more
Writing A Collective Responsibility Charter For a Predictable Success® team to operate effectively, it is essential that strategic management decisions are reached together, after open and honest debate. . . . Read more
How to Conduct a Predictable Success® Meeting. Meetings are a great tool - if you need to problem-solve, brainstorm or simply discuss an issue, your first instinct will likely be to call a meeting.
But too often we find ourselves wasting hours in meetings where nothing is being achieved, where the same people are hijacking the discussion, or worse: where there is little or no group participation . . . Read more