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Change Management

  • The Science and Art of Change Leadership

    October 18th, 2023

    Most of us know that one of the “certainties” of life and business is that change is a constant. There are some great models and guidelines for Managing and Leading change available to help organizations, structure, plan and achieve their goals and reasons for changing. We believe that with...

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  • Filling and Sustaining the Talent Pipeline

    September 7th, 2023

    When asked where they believe CEO’s should be spending the majority of their time, Boards of Directors of Fortune 500 companies more likely than not will site “growing talent.” In fact, many have indicated well over 50% of a CE0’s time should be devoted to this space. With this as a...

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  • Agile Culture

    August 30th, 2023

    The ”technical” process and “people behavior” partnership   As the “Agile Culture” revolution has evolved, not surprisingly, there has been an intersection between where the “technical process” factors meet the “behavioral” / “people-focused” factors. For years,...

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  • Why Should Healthcare Concern Itself with A Digital Front Door Strategy?

    February 2nd, 2022

    The fast-changing landscape of the pandemic has taught us that people want options, and if offered multiple ways to meet their needs, they will remain loyal to your brand. 

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  • What in the World is Market Segmentation Doing in Healthcare?

    January 25th, 2022

    Our expectations when it comes to healthcare are evolving to match experiences in other sectors of life like retail, streaming services, and entertainment. No longer satisfied with the hospital down the street or any physician referred, patients expect multiple options, easy scheduling at the...

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  • Measuring Organizational Progress

    August 12th, 2021

    Are we making Progress? Using the Baldrige questionnaire ( Baldrige Website ) and survey results can provide volumes of information about how well your organization is progressing in its journey toward success. The following graphs were derived from the 2011 survey on the Baldrige Board of...

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  • Who Will Lead

    May 26th, 2020

    What is required to lead post-crisis?

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  • Trust - The Underpinning of Anything Great

    April 20th, 2020

    Trust. The underpinning of anything great. Crucial in good times and critical in challenging times, trust is the balm that reduces friction and allows for high performance…even in challenging times. If you’ve been part of any of our workshops, team meetings or executive coaching you have come...

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  • Crisis Communications Tips for Leaders

    April 8th, 2020

    During crisis communications, many businesses are unsure how to best communicate with customers, and what they should say.  Here are our top recommendations for how to successfully engage your customers during this time of uncertainty.

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  • Prepare Now to Succeed in the Next Normal

    April 6th, 2020

    So, we recommend that you and your colleagues take a few minutes each day to reflect on what you are observing and learning – about how you do what do and how your audiences are doing what they are doing.  Capture these thoughts fully and carefully – easily done with today’s technology,...

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  • So Many People to Keep Informed, So Little Time

    April 6th, 2020

    When it comes to organizing communications quickly across a number of groups, there's a useful process called stakeholder analysis.  Stakeholder analysis is used to identify all audiences (usually focused on internal or external stakeholders, not necessarily customers), your need for their...

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  • Creating a Truly Integrated Management System

    October 12th, 2018

    The average NFL team is run by 2-3 front-office personnel and about 15 coaches. That’s about 18 individuals charged with ensuring they win. Yet not one of them has the specific title of ensuring they don’t lose. They do not have a Coach of Penalty Avoidance, a VP of Injury Prevention or a...

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  • Fundamentals of OE #9: Culture

    October 12th, 2018

    Fundamentals of OE #9: Getting the Culture Right Summary Culture can be one of the greatest competitive advantages for any company, helping it stay ahead even if product, process or talent-based advantages diminish Operationally Excellent companies treat culture as an ongoing effort to be...

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  • Fundamentals of OE #6: Take an Adaptive Approach to Technology

    October 12th, 2018

    Summary: Technology can help achieve operational excellence, but it isn’t dependent on advanced your technology is Operational Excellence requires a holistic approach to technology where the objective is adapting to tech rather than simply adopting it This approach expands the focus from...

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  • Fundamentals of OE #2: Enable Agility Through Organizational Muscle Memory

    October 12th, 2018

    “The right decision is the wrong decision if it’s made too late”. Lee Iacocca   Summary The pace of change in every industry requires rapid and constant strategy adjustments, so consistent execution requires agility Traditional methods for ensuring consistent execution make the system...

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  • Fundamentals of Operational Excellence - 10 Things To Get Right

    October 10th, 2018

    Fundamentals of Operational Excellence     The 10 Things to Get Right if You Want to Beat the Odds Operational Excellence continues to gain popularity. A recent worldwide survey by the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence World Summit found that over half of respondents...

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  • Lean Six Sigma: Where does it fit within Operational Excellence?

    July 3rd, 2018

    LSS vs OE: Same Tools, Different Names? There seems to be a lot of noise and general misconceptions about Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Operational Excellence (OE). Are they different terms for the same thing? Are they just different approaches to the same end goal? If they are different, which one is...

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