Inspecting and adapting is an important part of life and business, and is something we practice regularly at Elevate. In our recent reflections, the co-founders of Elevate have realized it’s time to diverge paths. Below we share a brief explanation of why and what that means for you (and all of us).
Ronica and I care deeply about shaping organizational culture, as we’ve seen culture shape our own and others’ engagement, creativity, success and joy. We recently ran a workshop to help others shape and improve their culture in meetings.
As Elevate co-founders are working on writing a couple of our own books, we’re interviewing authors of books we LOVE. Eric and I interviewed Gene for this first installment of Elevate’s Author Interview series. Why We Interviewed Gene My top Read more…
I generally try and stay out of conversations and debates about estimation techniques in general, because I have a set of strong opinions that are almost outside the context where the questions arise, and the mere hint of a #NoEstimate Read more…
By popular request: A blog post summarizing the many reasons you might choose to do “big room planning” (BRP) sessions. The secret is that practicing together creates powerful experiences that can change beliefs, actions, behaviors, results and, ultimately, your business Read more…
Guide to recommendations rather than decisions In a strategy workshop or other big room planning event, we are often trying to help a group of leaders make some hard choices–strategy should clarify what NOT to do as much as where Read more…
Lately I’ve been really appreciating the growth mindset of Eric, my friend, business partner and–this spring–skiing partner. In this, just his second season of skiing, he’s progressing quickly, and now he’s leading us down some of the hardest mogul runs Read more…
Look in your calendar. How clear is the desired outcome of each meeting you’ll attend today? How is each meeting setting the tone, the culture of your organization? Often our meetings have grown a bit stale; they often need a Read more…
Not all icebreakers add value to a meeting. Here are some we love and why we love them. We frequently include icebreakers in our meetings, starting with the basic goals: Get people participating Help the humans see each other as Read more…
The Elevate team is lucky to know some amazing humans who have written some of the books we most recommend to help leaders deliver practical, successful, sustainable transformation. What would you ask your favorite business book authors if you had Read more…