Do mission and vision lead to profits?
There are two types of corporate mission, essentially — and one of the two types will make you more money. Continue Reading
Execution
How senior management can start really doing stuff
Making $225,000/year to put out fires and quell arguments? Might as well flush it down the toilet. Continue Reading
Maximizing your front line leadership
Bunch of KPI-chest-pounders at the intersection of your company and your customers? Not good. Continue Reading
The Silo Effect: Kill it with fire
“Everyone knows Operations is saving this place’s ass! Without us, we’d all be out on the street!” < --- this attitude, i.e. The Silo Effect and slow-moving decision-making as a result, is how we get disrupted. Continue Reading
Is your work task list meaningless?
Let me guess. (Pauses.) Yes? Continue Reading
The problem with your decision makers
Many are just digital paper-pushers. And here’s why. Continue Reading
Your strategic plan: What you’re missing
Most people have no idea how to do a strategic plan, often confusing “strategy” with “operations.” Sooo … how can you possibly get close to anything resembling a strategic plan? Continue Reading
The problem with future of work discussions
There’s a big problem with future of work discussions. I love talking about the future of work — heck, on this blog I have a full tag for future of work. I’ve probably slid it into about six different headlines (or… Continue Reading