Leaders across the globe are pivoting from traditional business reviews to a new way of thinking about managing enterprise performance – Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are taking the world …
3 Steps to Ignite a Team
What do the Blue Angels, an improv troupe, and your team’s offsite have in common? They all have the potential to access a new level of genius, creativity, and accomplishment …
How Gossip Prevents Promotions: Even the CIA is Guilty
At the CIA, we utilized the full range of performance management tools. We had regular performance reviews, promotion panels, management training and a full spectrum of HR guidance. However, one …
People Communicate Poorly: Here’s a framework that will save your company time and money
Let’s face it, most people don’t communicate effectively. They end up burying important information under a mountain of details. Whether it’s in an email, a presentation, or during a meeting, …
Every Company Desperately Needs a Chief Collaboration Officer
“Too many meetings and too many emails” are the cries of today’s knowledge workers, and both are artifacts of well-intended collaboration spun out of control. Your most precious company resource …
A Festivus for the Rest of Us: Seinfeld and Annual Performance Reviews
We’re getting to that time of year where it is apparent that Frank Costanza’s dream of a new and widely-celebrated holiday, Festivus, has been realized. Little did we know that Festivus …
4 Ways to Make Your Company’s Meetings More Effective
No job description reads: “35%+ of your time will be spent in meetings, most of which will start late, run long, and fail to accomplish their objectives. 25%+ of time …
2 Issues with Accountability You Didn’t Know Your Company Was Facing
We expect leaders and employees to be accountable. But in today’s complex environment, companies face two challenges when establishing a culture of accountability. First, employees are held accountable for executing …
Rules to Live By — 3 Requirements to Optimize Your Meetings
“There’s no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time.” — Helen Mirren Wasted time in a meeting feels painful. I often hear, “Meetings take me away from …
Myth-Busting: 3 Common Myths about Alignment and What Your Organization Really Needs to be Aligned
Most leaders will tell you that they believe alignment is important for their organizations, however there are a few common misconceptions about how to achieve it in today’s dynamic environment. …
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