successful implementation of strategic initiatives require cultural alignment

Quality is no longer a competitive advantage.  Today’s priority is to be heard in a “noisy” marketplace. What strategic imperative will set the pace tomorrow?  Whatever it turns out to be, rest assured that  strategic imperatives will continue to change at an ever increasing rate.  Without adjustment,  the capacity or willingness of employees...

Aligning a culture to support strategic initiatives such as delivering

on a brand promise, begins with the clarification of shared values—a task that is easier said than done—the critical factor is the word “shared”.  Values are not what organizations claim or wish them to be.  Values are signaled to the world by what a company tolerates. ...

If  you’ve ever stood under a high-voltage transmission line, you know

the sound of energy flowing.  A similar snap, crackle, and pop can be heard in high performance cultures.  It’s evident the moment you step through the door. Every employee appears turned on—they are proud of what their organization contributes and are excited to be part...

Core values are personal distillations of what you’ve learned to date

.  They form a perceptual screen through which you view and make sense of the world.  A huge challenge for athletic coaches, orchestra leaders, and last but not least, business owners, is to develop a solid foundation of ‘cultural-values’ that will support a peak performance...

The late Stephen Covey left us a significant legacy–namely his best

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I remember experiencing bad hair days because a colleague  smacked his

Overreaction to insignificant events is usually about control issues and judging.  Humans spend an inordinate amount of time trying to get others to do as they do, believe as they believe, feel as they feel and even chew as they chew.  We focus on the faults of others because doing so is less painful than dealing with our own shortcomings.  “...

If HR wants to “earn a seat at the strategic table,” it must justify

Recognize that most small to medium-sized businesses don’t have much HR expertise. How many of those folks wearing the HR hat have made the effort to obtain their PHR or SPHR designation—the benchmark of a “serious” HR executive? A company without this expertise would be wise to seek it out, either through a part-time consultant or HR executive...

Successful organizations, like hurricanes, have a central core around

which everything revolves and toward which everything is focused. At the center are values (what the organization believes in) and vision (where the organization is going). Business plans and the hierarchy of organization charts make no sense in the “I” where the generation...

What qualifies an executive coach who authors business books and blog

My vision for this series of postings is to encourage effective leadership at home—help parents transform themselves and their children into vibrant “humans becoming”, rather than stagnant “humans being”, or worse yet,  mind-numbed “humans doing”. The secret to a fulfilled life at home, work, or out in the community...

Starting a group venture on a solid foundation, demands the presence of

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