Strategic Planning

My company needs to change. How do I make this go as smoothly as possible?

My company needs to change. How do I make this go as smoothly as possible?

I have good news and bad news. The good news is I am about to walk you through some helpful considerations to embrace change in your organization.

The bad news is these steps won’t likely bring you smoothly to a clear end-of-the-ride moment.

Instead, I hope to support a shift in your perspective about how you think about change to allow your people and your organization to flourish on an on-going basis.

My team isn’t getting my long-term vision for the company. What can I do differently?

My team isn’t getting my long-term vision for the company. What can I do differently?

Our culture tells us the person at the top is solely responsible for creating an organization’s vision. The approach out-lined here releases the pressure-valve. You have the vision. You aren’t going to accomplish it on your own. Follow this check-list to get people on-board with where you want to go next.

Last year's DIY team retreat was a disaster - what do I do this year?

Last year's DIY team retreat was a disaster - what do I do this year?

We hear from many committed leaders who set out to rally their people in the right direction and call us after their self-facilitated retreat with: “There has got to be a better way to do this year-end retreat thing!”

Here are a few fails we’ve seen people experience when running their own DIY retreats along with a few remedies to make your retreat work well for everyone.