by Kurt Hanke
It’s the season of college graduations and their attendant commencement speeches–a time of hopes and dreams, of carpe diems and fare thee wells.
This past year, I had the good fortune of spending some time with a handful of incredibly thoughtful college students. And as I watch another sea of caps and gowns enter the workplace, I can’t help reflecting on a spirit that I observed within each of them that left me inspired, refreshed, and reinvigorated. Continue reading
by Tom Somodi
Most people would argue that the ability for an organization to change over time is critical to that organization’s long-term survival. To this end, the literature is full of theories, methodologies, recommendations and analysis on how an organization should be structured in order to maximize the likelihood of obtaining successful change.
Organizations need to be structured to provide employee empowerment, lean operating techniques and continuous improvement philosophies. Yet organizations still fail to obtain desired change even though they put in exemplary efforts to support such structural recommendations. Continue reading
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How should CEOs spend their time? They may have to play six unique roles at any given time.
Much of my thinking on this topic comes from Jim Schleckser, CEO and managing partner of the CEO Project, a peer organization I have belonged to in the past. Schleckser developed the idea about the first five of these six “hats” that a CEO might have to put on in service to their business. Continue reading
by Michael C. Mankins
Let’s imagine that you have recently assessed your company’s talent, and that you found plenty of high-performing executives and employees. Yet somehow your company’s overall performance isn’t where it should be — all those “A” players just aren’t getting the job done. Why? Continue reading
by Mike Harden
There is an old business story in which a new employee asks an older, experienced coworker how to handle a certain situation. The old-timer tells him: “There are three ways to do things around here: the right way, the wrong way, and the company way. We do everything the company way!” Continue reading
