I don’t usually say this kind of thing, but it’s kind of bullsh*t that culture change is hard. Get clarity You and your leadership team each own how you behave individually, and how you show up and behave collectively. Your culture is shaped by your repeated behaviors, what you allow Read more…
Deadlines or due dates are a part of business (and all) life. Some dates are critical, like events where we have 500 customers joining us for a webinar, or dates where the business can incur significant liability or penalty. It’s important to know and share those dates. Arbitrary deadline setting Read more…
What you do is transformative. “With senior leaders, initially I don’t try to explain how Elevate has helped us work differently. It’s much more powerful to just say ‘we’re working agile’ and share the clearly different results. Our EVPs can see exactly where and how we are delivering on critical Read more…
What you do is magic! (But I have no idea how to tell my colleagues what it is…) “There’s magic in what you do, here, but I don’t know how to describe what it is you do. I just tell them ‘it’s agile for the whole business.’ ” Read more…
The Offsite Ann couldn’t believe what she was hearing from her team. “We talk about this ALL the time!” she said, frustrated. “We need to increase revenue to $87M for our line of business. It’s not that hard.” She couldn’t believe that the team couldn’t clearly articulate, off the cuff, Read more…
The Power of Verifying Clarity of Intent Most leadership teams we work with are surprised to find that their employees don’t remember the strategy. That’s usually because they are missing some critical tools to support effective strategy articulation, but it also is frequently because the team has not verified that Read more…
Something special happens when you find people who have the same mission, the same heart and mindset, and the same approach toward teaching and learning together. What do you do but join forces? We are all eager to change our clients’ lives for the better, and eager to learn and Read more…