Since its publication in 2012, The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals has helped companies large and small to close the gap between strategy and execution. Authors Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling developed this precise set of… Read more

In recent years, we have seen an upward trend in the number of women reaching senior leadership positions, and yet female executives remain seriously underrepresented across the corporate landscape in the United States and worldwide…. Read more

No matter who you are, you’re likely to cross paths with people who really try your patience.  These difficult people can vary in different parts of your life. If you find yourself dealing with difficult people,… Read more

The talent-powered organization is an organization that invests in building distinctive capabilities in managing talent to produce extraordinary results for the organization. Talent-powered organizations are adept at defining talent needs, discovering diverse sources of talent,… Read more

What is the QBQ? The QBQ is a tool that helps leaders at all levels practice personal accountability by asking better questions and making better choices in the moment. In other words, you can probe… Read more

This is part three of our three part series on the importance of company culture.  Culture can add organizational value, because customers become loyal to a company’s brand. Customers will never love a company until the employees… Read more

Enablers of trust, values and mission high in an organization inevitably give rise to a highly inspired group of employees – employees with confidence and pride in the organization, its reputation, ability to satisfy its customers and contribute… Read more

This is the first in a series of posts in which we will explore the various benefits of investing in culture, and why companies with the most effective cultures experience the highest customer satisfaction and sales. Often… Read more

You’ve had (or at least heard) the repeated, cyclical conversation around diversity in business: On one hand, diversity of backgrounds and demographics among your talent only means something once it yields a diversity of ideas…. Read more

How would you rate yourself on negotiating and influence skills?   Most of what you find in business leadership books is pretty basic skills.  Matter of fact, my now 13 year old had mastered most of… Read more