The deck is not enough. In 1914, Lawrence Sperry introduced the autopilot, and with it, the idea that we can delegate the piloting duties of flying an airplane to a set of gyroscopes, analog computers, and servos. This technology has been a marvel for pilots, and has contributed immensely to the fantastic safety record we […]
We were 24 months into a very difficult business unit turnaround and a lot of the hardest decisions were behind us. We had “right-sized” the group so that it was supportable by the existing business run rate. We had reviewed the customer base and focused on the subset where we could provide the most value. […]
I’m working with a firm that has been in a single, vertically integrated business for a very long time. They have been quite successful and have been a participant who has been able to build share by consolidating their current market via tuck under acquisitions. This has left them in what would seem to be […]
I spoke at a conference recently that focused on building project management competency. The theme of the event was Energize, Transform, Succeed. It was a high energy and engaging time. The topic of my presentation was “Why Great Projects Fail: How to Move Your Team from Concept to Concrete Results Every Time.” One of the […]
How to avoid the coffin corner. When pilots were first probing the sound barrier, there were several aircraft that were inexplicably lost. As pilots and designers learned more about how air behaved when being pierced at the speed of sound, they discovered a small window of time where supersonic aircraft have no chance of recovery. […]
It’s a conversation that transcends industry boundaries. I’ve had it with financial energy companies, services leaders, manufacturing operations teams and consumer food firms. In fact, it’s one of the most vexing problems that face P&L leaders: with all the potential ways to apply resources to their plans, how do they best balance growth investments with […]
They had seemingly done it all correctly: held the offsite, chartered a leader and provided the resources asked for by the team. The person leading the team was one of their best – a leader with a talent for influence and results. Why then, was this work stream falling short of implementation and financial contribution? […]
“Yes, there was that moment, and I was really unsure of which side was up. You helped us trust the framework and it pulled us through …” The above comment was made recently by a client during an after project review. We had just completed a project that included some significant challenges both with external […]
I found myself (in a former role) being one of the leaders in a business unit, that while strategically very important, was hemorrhaging cash. As the person responsible for product and operations, I immediately set to work getting a plan in place that would “turn things around.” We did all the right things to get […]
It’s a turning point in our Complete Growth Leader “Jumpstart” workshops that usually happens after the group has been briefed on the four key styles of the Complete Growth Leader model, as well as the five stages of STRIDE that every growth project follows. The goal of the workshop is this: to take a […]
