What do you expect from your new strategy? Did you go through all of that strategic planning effort to decide to keep doing the same things? Are you just going to change the dates on the cover page and continue with the “same ‘ol, same ‘ol?” Never have I worked with an organization on their strategy who wants more of the same. They always want to be better. If you … [Read more...] about Align Your Strategy and Budget
Leadership
Improve Your Team Emotional Intelligence
The importance of improving our individual Emotional Intelligence has gained a lot of momentum in recent years. However, it is also important to improve the Emotional Intelligence of our teams! Most leaders try to build a first-rate team by bringing together a group of first-rate people. But as a recent Harvard Business Review article points out, a collection of … [Read more...] about Improve Your Team Emotional Intelligence
Improve Your Facilitation Skills
The star leader today is not just someone who has excellent individual skills. They are the people who can bring out the best in a team. Whether it is in sports or in the boardroom, a “star” is someone who “makes everyone around them even better.” A key skill in making a team stronger is the capability to effectively facilitate meetings. A recent article in Harvard … [Read more...] about Improve Your Facilitation Skills
AI Cannot Replace You as a Leader
AI is going to replace a lot of jobs. But some functions cannot be replaced by Artificial Intelligence. Those include leadership and management roles. Think of some of the management challenges you have faced with individuals and teams over the years. If you asked an AI Agent (e.g., Claude, Gemini, Pilot) about these, how do you think they would have answered? I have … [Read more...] about AI Cannot Replace You as a Leader
Overcome Your Fear of Failure
In many ways, the world is wired against you taking risks. Will the annual audit ever be critical of you for not trying to seize that new opportunity that you decided was too risky? No. Audits are critical of acts of “commission” vs “omission.” You don’t want the financial report to show a big expense on a project that did not work out. But the audit will never fault … [Read more...] about Overcome Your Fear of Failure