Elevate stands ready As I write this, it feels like everything has changed in the world around us. Capabilities that we took for granted even just three weeks ago are no longer possible, and we do not know when we 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 Read more…
In a previous post I described how we prepared for 2020 by reflecting on 2019 to set our intentions around how to evolve our behaviors, and by writing down our values, as a key precursor to understanding desired directions for Read more…
One of the more interesting challenges in founding a company focused on bringing agility, advanced facilitation, and radical alignment to leadership teams is that we don’t have existing language to describe much of what we do, even to our most 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 Read more…
Are you ready for the new year? The new decade? What did you do to get ready for 2020? This is the perfect season to reflect on 2019, and to set your intent (not just your budget) for your organization 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 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 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 Read more…
This is a guest post by Rosemary Astra-Blossom, an amazing woman I’ve worked with on several recent workshops and events. When she asked for guidance on how to process the results of the interviews, and I responded with “It’s hard Read more…