We are all looking for ways to make our #virtualmeetings more productive. The most helpful resource I have found is the book Suddenly Virtual: Making Remote Meetings Work. Here is the back story. As a result of publishing my book Organization Design Made Easy: Structure, Process and People, I met Dr. Joseph Allen who just publishedContinue reading “Great New Book To Help Make Your Virtual Meetings More Effective and Efficient”
Category Archives: Leadership Development
My New Book: Organization Design Made Easy: Structure, Process and People
If you’re looking for a page turner on organization design, this is it! I’ve worked on this book for several years drawing on ideas from my consulting work, as well as my amazing peers. It’s perfect for new and seasoned managers to C-level leaders. Please write a review of the book and post the linkContinue reading “My New Book: Organization Design Made Easy: Structure, Process and People”
A Response To Our Clients’ Pain: Listen
Our business clients are trying to stay focused on organizational improvement. However, it is evident that there are bigger forces at work here. We are all worried about our health and well- being in the face of this world-wide pandemic. As Organizational Development professionals our role is to offer up solutions. We toss in an approach or a few probingContinue reading “A Response To Our Clients’ Pain: Listen”
All The Consulting World’s A Stage
“Great consultants are as much actors as they are fonts of knowledge.” The founder of the consulting firm I had just joined delivered these words to me after my first week on the job. I was initially taken aback. A number of questions rushed to my head. Wasn’t I just hired because of my skillsContinue reading “All The Consulting World’s A Stage”
A New Year’s Resolution for #Leaders and #Teams: Who Are We?
A #NewYear’s resolution: Connecting in a deeper manner with your work team. We spend a great deal of time together being #productive. Let’s answer the question: “Who are we?” At my father’s retirement ceremony as a college president, the local reigning politician concluded his remarks with a heartfelt statement. He indicated that if he wereContinue reading “A New Year’s Resolution for #Leaders and #Teams: Who Are We?”
Being in a Thanksgiving Reality Show: The Uber Leadership Development Experience
My family was filmed last weekend for a reality show depicting how American families celebrate Thanksgiving. Since the show was produced by a German pop up museum, I am referring to our experience as the “Uber” leadership development experience. For you non-Germanic folks, Uber means “being a superlative example of its kind or class”. TheContinue reading “Being in a Thanksgiving Reality Show: The Uber Leadership Development Experience”
