I had dinner with a colleague recently who is heading up a new growth vector for his firm. The topic turned to one of those you don’t read about often: what happens if it goes sideways? I reminded him that everyone who has led one of these efforts experiences three phases of a journey. First […]
This week a colleague phoned, and after a moment of reconnection, shared a traumatic moment on an internal growth project. Long story short, there was a direct public challenge to their growth leadership in carrying out a key task. When I listened carefully to what the challenge was and its context, I recognized it to […]
I’ve worked as a practitioner, and currently as an advisor, in a very specific niche where I guide those leaders who are accountable for driving the growth of their firms. This might be the CEO of a smaller firm, or perhaps a member of the executive staff or a team for a large firm charged […]
I’ve been working with the senior team of a large public firm on developing vibrancy in their growth and renewal programs. One of the executives is ready to take the key role in leading a large scale new initiative with enterprise level impact, and asked me for some coaching on how the task changes from […]
Just as a golf course designer lays out a course that challenges the skill of the player to place the ball around sand traps, executives that undertake growth initiatives will have their skills challenged in predictable locations that require anticipation, preparation and skill to deliver results. These three common “sand traps” come to the growth […]
