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Navigating the Maze: Top 3 Execution Myths
Execution is far more intricate than it appears. In this article, we explore 3 most common myths about execution.
Shift Your Focus from the TAM to the OAM
Too many startups chase enterprise clients. Focus on your OAM, the optimal addressable market versus the TAM to maximize the opportunity.
Does Your Culture Handcuff or Unleash Your Talent?
High potential employees thrive in a culture that unleashes their talents and they get frustrated and leave organizations that constrain them.
Do You Dissect Your Successes?
We tend to focus too much energy on figuring out the root cause of what went wrong and not enough time on what went right. Learning to dissect successes is a business practice that can accelerate an organization’s growth.
12 HR Terms You are Probably Not Familiar with That Can Improve Your Business
12 Human Resources terms that can improve your business results. Let your company’s vocabulary drive your culture and your business intentions.
Crossboarding Internal Talent Moves
Crossboarding is the act of onboarding internal talent moves. Setting employees up for success whether they are new hires from the outside or transfers within an organization is critical.
Office Monsters or Culture Crusaders?
If you want employees to return to the office are you framing the ask properly? CNBC has been calling Wall Street CEOs Office Monsters. What if they referred to them as Culture Crusaders instead and focused on the positives? Would that change the dialogue?
The Great Resignation is the Ideal Time To Forwardfill Roles in your Organization
With the great resignation challenging businesses, now is the ideal time to forwardfill open roles in your organization.
Vinyl, Tapes, CDs, iTunes and Spotify highlight the Generational Shift to a SaaS Model
Music purchasing is a great analogy for the shift to a SaaS world. This highlights the generational differences in how software is approached.
C Players in the C-Suite
Is your company’s C-suite filled with top talent or is your organization held back by mediocre talent at the top? Why does this happen and how can companies break the cycle?
There Are No Trading Deadlines in Business
Sports teams create advantage through constant personnel moves. Business teams tend to play multiple seasons with the same team. Are there lessons to be learned from the sports model?
Is Your Organization A Negatively or Positively Charged Talent Magnet?
Understanding why people quit jobs is critical to building a positively charged talent magnet for your organization. Managers who invest in their people and understand the drivers of engagement attract rather than repel talent. How do your managers stack up? We offer some tactics to drive positive talent magnetism.
What an Interview with a 14 Year Old Teaches about Servant Leadership
While helping to select mentors for The Sandbox non-profit, I learned a valuable lesson from a 14 year old mentor candidate. Serving others is the key to effective leadership and our youth understand it, but adults often forget the power of servant leadership.
Insights from Three Decades at CES
Having attended CES over 3 decades I have developed some interesting insights regarding the evolution of tech that is shared in this blog post.
Replacing the Corporate Ladder with a Career Scaffold
Forget the corporate ladder and replace it with a career scaffold. Building stronger lateral foundations allow employees to progress further in their careers
Employee Retention As An Outcome and Employee Engagement As The Goal
Too many organizations focus on employee retention when the goal should be employee engagement.
Are You Committed?
Commitment is important. However, even more important is making certain we commit to the right things. Kim Haagensen's story teaches an important lesson about commitment.
A Corporate Retreat Like No Other
More companies need to take the time to get leadership teams out of the office. A corporate retreat is an excellent opportunity for a team to bond and to learn together. Groove Management's sister company LeaderSurf recently launched customized corporate retreats leveraging the success of the LeaderSurf leadership development program.