The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP
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Culture Eats Strategy for…an Appetizer
We’ve all heard Peter Drucker's saying, “Culture eats strategy for lunch [or breakfast].” I am, of course, not going to disagree with that statement. However, given the work world today, it’s not enough.
Don’t Create a Laundry List. Create a Strategic Plan
It happens frequently. It happens with C-Suite executives as well as with mid-level managers. It happens when the excitement of DOING things to transform the organization takes hold.
Stop Boring Strategic Plan Updates
An association executive director asked during a recent coaching conversation, “Am I doing something wrong, or why are the strategic plan review meetings I hold with my senior staff so boring?
Create Values That Support Your Culture
If you’re like most organizations today, you’re struggling to attract, train, develop, promote, and retain great team members. Heck, you’re struggling to find and retain team members - regardless of how great they may be!
Can You Think Strategically?
Do you think strategically? Can you? Do you know how?
Bringing On New Senior Staff?
Having a new senior staff member join the team is an exciting - and frightening - experience. It’s exciting and frightening for the new team member as they wonder
How You Manage Personality Clashes Says A Lot About You
Maybe there’s something in the air or maybe the planets have shifted, or possibly we’re all just really tired of all of the turmoil. Whatever the cause, there’s an increase in personality-driven, team member conflicts.
Starting a Strategic Initiative? Clarify Your Culture First
Now that you’ve finally hired the additional project team members needed, and you’ve checked, checked, and triple-checked your strategic initiative’s plan and deliverables, it’s time to start your project, right? Wrong.