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Leaders should be asking themselves and their organization, “what new normal should we create?”. Morela Hernandez, Associate Professor at the Darden School of Business, asks – “ What new normal should we create ?” MORE
CASE STUDY. How a private equity-backed artisanal food manufacturer stemmed losses, rebuilt the leadership team, and positioned the company for growth. Through a combination of add-on acquisitions, capital investment, and the integration of three portfolio companies, a leading private equity firm transformed a local artisanal food manufacturer into a national company with a range of products and a portfolio of brands. MORE
CASE STUDY. Brimstone worked side-by-side with a large pharmacy benefits supplier to regain sustainable growth in its public sector business, which serves federal, state, and local agencies of all types. DOWNLOAD. Results. Through the work with Brimstone, the organization: Developed a new sense of urgency for transforming their business. Learned how to take an enterprise-wide perspective and share accountability for success of the overall business. MORE
You need to be the change that creates the mental shift within the organization and engenders organizational change. As the COVID-19 crisis enveloped the globe, Eric J. MORE
Agile strategy transformations organizations and delivers results. Agile strategy gives organizations the framework and mindset necessary to accelerate momentum and drive results while simultaneously developing leaders, aligning teams, changing the way the organization works, and energizing people. MORE
A coaching culture supports innovation, sparks insights, and energizes employees. A coaching culture creates a true learning environment , one in which coaching is ongoing and executed by those within the organization. A strong coaching culture leverages individual strengths and emphasizes team-building and personal growth, shifting the way people work together. MORE
We are not just adjusting to a new way of working, we are adjusting to a new way of life – one that is rapidly changing. . As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, more and more people are working from home. In response, there has been a barrage of articles published that offer tips for making remote work a success. While these articles contain valuable information, where they fall flat is that they do not take into account that COVID-19 has transformed how we live. MORE
CASE STUDY. Revenue increased by 34 times. Brimstone worked side-by-side with an early-stage consumer goods organization to pursue its vision, build a strategic plan, develop roles and operating mechanisms, and to drive sustainable growth at a challenging inflection point. During the engagement, the organization increased revenue by 34 times. MORE
The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming how we work – and live. More than ever, it is important that we come together to help and to support each other. Here are articles you may find helpful when leading and through crisis and uncertain times. Leadership. Are You Leading Through the Crisis … or Managing the Response? Crises are most often over-managed and under-led. The best leaders navigate rough waters deftly, saving lives, energizing organizations, and inspiring communities. MORE
Agile strategy can transform your organization. When Andy Frawley took on the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2018, V12 faced several challenges, including business inefficiencies stemming from a recent merger and inapt product and go-to-market strategies. In an environment of sustained, systemic disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, V12 is thriving. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. MORE
Leaders need to enact change to keep parents in the workplace and to create a culture that will accelerate, rather than reverse, gender equality in the workplace. MORE
A conversation on agile strategy and opportunity with Andy Frawley and Bob Weiler. It has been just over three months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In a bid to return to a sense of normalcy and mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, some restrictions are being lifted, and economies are beginning to reopen. MORE
Leadership Development Lessons from Great Leaders. The best leaders we’ve worked with have realized that it’s important to learn to lead themselves before they lead others. How do they learn to lead themselves? MORE
With the shift to remote work, employee experience and culture are crucial to attracting and retaining talent. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic launched the world’s largest remote work experiment , with 42% of the workforce working at home. MORE
Mentoring can help organizations deepen their adaptive capabilities, break down organizational silos, and create vital emotional stewardship. Mentoring programs can significantly impact organizations’ business goals, professional development, and leadership development. MORE
Placing Focus on the Future: An interview with Mark Cross and Randy Kates. With economies reopening, leaders need to focus on protecting their business and their employees so they can successfully accelerate through recovery and focus on the future. Last week I sat down with Mark Cross and Randy Kates to hear their thoughts on what actions leaders need to be taking. Mark is a Senior Partner at Brimstone and a former executive at Kimberly-Clark and MeadWestvaco. MORE
A practical framework to help you lead – and succeed. I am thrilled to announce the publication of our first book – The Core 4: Harness Four Core Drivers to Accelerate Your Organization. The Core 4 explores the foundational capabilities of any organization, from a small group to a global enterprise, and the four core drivers necessary to build high performing teams and organizations, deliver results, and accelerate growth, performance, and profitability. MORE
How to engage and support your remote team for the long-haul. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. MORE
CASE STUDY. The office of information technology that serves agencies across a state government system set a goal of becoming a high-performing and customer-centric service provider. The CIO sought to build a self-sustaining cultural dynamic that would enable the organization to become a preferred provider of IT services to its agency partners, one of the top IT employers in the state, and a recognized expert in the field. MORE
Working parents are not okay. In August, I wrote that leaders need to take bold and innovative actions to transform the organization to support working parents and create a culture that will accelerate gender, racial, and ethnic equality. MORE
Now is the time to acquire top talent and to get the right people in the right place. MORE
The “water cooler effect” helps create and foster social bonds, drive innovation, align on truths, and even helps the bottom line. As humans, our need for social connection is innate. MORE
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=” vc_custom_1595357036917{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] important;}”] Agile strategy transformations organizations and delivers results. MORE
If you’re not leading change, you’re not leading. The leaders we’ve worked with know that change begins with them. No one else. They accept that they are part of the problem and the solution. They are the question and the answer, the learner and the teacher. MORE
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=” vc_custom_1593113726795{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] important;}”] A conversation on agile strategy and opportunity with Andy Frawley and Bob Weiler. It has been just over three months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In a bid to return to a sense of normalcy and mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, some restrictions are being lifted, and economies are beginning to reopen. MORE
By changing how we approach meetings and how we run meetings, we can connect and communicate without furthering meeting fatigue. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of meetings per person has increased by 12.9%, and the number of attendees per meeting has increased by 13.5%. MORE
Great change leaders empower others. To create an unstoppable, energized team and enterprise—you can’t just tell the rest of the organization what to do. Instead, leaders are clear with the organization about what success looks like, what change is necessary to achieve it, and why it needs to happen. MORE
“If we wait for perfection, we will never break the silence. The cycle of racism will continue uninterrupted.”. I have finally figured out why self-identity is overrated. MORE
Leaders need to act now to establish flex time and remote work policies and guidelines. Fifty-seven percent of employers are now offering flex time , up from 39% at the end of March. At the same time, 62% of employed Americans are working from home. Given that employees have long been advocating for increased flexibility, this is one positive outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic, right? Not so fast. MORE
Remote work and hybrid work are the future of work. To make your transformation successful, you need to be strategic. MORE
Tired? Stressed? Here’s how to build your personal resilience so you can help cultivate your team’s resilience. Psychology Today describes resilience as “that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. MORE
Organizations not currently adopting a flexible workforce risk falling behind. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. MORE
When you listen, you learn. Yes, leaders walk around and ask questions – usually good questions. But more importantly, the great leaders we’ve worked with know how to hold their tongues and let everyone else talk , even if it’s information they already know. MORE
“Don’t be pulled around by your calendar. Own it.” ” Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average workday in the United States has increased by 40% and time spent in meetings has increased by almost 30%. In addition to increased demands at work, people are also facing increased demands on their time “outside” of work, increased stress and anxiety due to uncertainty, and many are living with blurred boundaries between work and home. MORE
Brimstone Consulting
JANUARY 4, 2021
Tired? Stressed? Here’s how to build your personal resilience so you can help cultivate your team’s resilience. Psychology Today describes resilience as “that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever.
Brimstone Consulting
DECEMBER 21, 2020
“If we wait for perfection, we will never break the silence. The cycle of racism will continue uninterrupted.”. I have finally figured out why self-identity is overrated.
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Brimstone Consulting
DECEMBER 15, 2020
You need to be the change that creates the mental shift within the organization and engenders organizational change. As the COVID-19 crisis enveloped the globe, Eric J.
Brimstone Consulting
OCTOBER 21, 2020
With the shift to remote work, employee experience and culture are crucial to attracting and retaining talent. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic launched the world’s largest remote work experiment , with 42% of the workforce working at home.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!
Brimstone Consulting
AUGUST 13, 2020
How to engage and support your remote team for the long-haul. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s largest work-from-home experiment.
Brimstone Consulting
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Working parents are not okay. In August, I wrote that leaders need to take bold and innovative actions to transform the organization to support working parents and create a culture that will accelerate gender, racial, and ethnic equality.
Brimstone Consulting
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Remote work and hybrid work are the future of work. To make your transformation successful, you need to be strategic.
Brimstone Consulting
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Now is the time to acquire top talent and to get the right people in the right place.
Brimstone Consulting
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Mentoring can help organizations deepen their adaptive capabilities, break down organizational silos, and create vital emotional stewardship. Mentoring programs can significantly impact organizations’ business goals, professional development, and leadership development.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Sales enablement is the strategic process of providing sales teams with the content, guidance, and mentorship needed to engage targeted buyers. It’s all about equipping sales professionals with the tools they need to put their best-selling foot forward. And if sales teams want to continuously sell better -- and faster -- their sales enablement process must have a game-winning strategy. It's time for you to start selling smarter - and hitting your sales number - with the best B2B database in the market. Get started today.
Brimstone Consulting
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Leadership Development Lessons from Great Leaders. The best leaders we’ve worked with have realized that it’s important to learn to lead themselves before they lead others. How do they learn to lead themselves?
Brimstone Consulting
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
If you’re not leading change, you’re not leading. The leaders we’ve worked with know that change begins with them. No one else. They accept that they are part of the problem and the solution. They are the question and the answer, the learner and the teacher.
Brimstone Consulting
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Organizations not currently adopting a flexible workforce risk falling behind. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s largest work-from-home experiment.
Brimstone Consulting
AUGUST 7, 2020
Leaders should be asking themselves and their organization, “what new normal should we create?”. Morela Hernandez, Associate Professor at the Darden School of Business, asks – “ What new normal should we create ?”
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
This eBook highlights best practices for developing a pipeline management process that helps sales leaders and their team C.L.O.S.E (you’ll see what we mean in this eBook) more revenue through data-driven prospecting, stage analysis, and subsequent sales enablement.
Brimstone Consulting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
By changing how we approach meetings and how we run meetings, we can connect and communicate without furthering meeting fatigue. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of meetings per person has increased by 12.9%, and the number of attendees per meeting has increased by 13.5%.
Brimstone Consulting
AUGUST 24, 2020
Leaders need to enact change to keep parents in the workplace and to create a culture that will accelerate, rather than reverse, gender equality in the workplace.
Brimstone Consulting
AUGUST 19, 2020
The “water cooler effect” helps create and foster social bonds, drive innovation, align on truths, and even helps the bottom line. As humans, our need for social connection is innate.
Brimstone Consulting
JULY 27, 2020
Great change leaders empower others. To create an unstoppable, energized team and enterprise—you can’t just tell the rest of the organization what to do. Instead, leaders are clear with the organization about what success looks like, what change is necessary to achieve it, and why it needs to happen.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Businesses are laying off workers, shutting their doors (some permanently), and struggling to react to the radical destruction that coronavirus (COVID-19) is doing to our society and communities. Most have already sustained massive damage, and we still have yet to see the scope of impact of the global pandemic that has upended the globe. Any return to normalcy may seem far-off, but sales and marketing are on the front lines of restarting the economy. When the dust settles, we have a responsibility to turn our shock and grief into fierce determination, and lead the charge of responsible, strategic, sustainable future growth. However, there’s no team better suited to lead that charge than the marketing department. Marketers are uniquely positioned to provide creative solutions to aid their organization in times of change and chart a course for navigating success.
Brimstone Consulting
JULY 20, 2020
Agile strategy transformations organizations and delivers results. Agile strategy gives organizations the framework and mindset necessary to accelerate momentum and drive results while simultaneously developing leaders, aligning teams, changing the way the organization works, and energizing people.
Brimstone Consulting
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
A coaching culture supports innovation, sparks insights, and energizes employees. A coaching culture creates a true learning environment , one in which coaching is ongoing and executed by those within the organization. A strong coaching culture leverages individual strengths and emphasizes team-building and personal growth, shifting the way people work together.
Brimstone Consulting
JULY 20, 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=” vc_custom_1595357036917{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] important;}”] Agile strategy transformations organizations and delivers results.
Brimstone Consulting
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
CASE STUDY. How a private equity-backed artisanal food manufacturer stemmed losses, rebuilt the leadership team, and positioned the company for growth. Through a combination of add-on acquisitions, capital investment, and the integration of three portfolio companies, a leading private equity firm transformed a local artisanal food manufacturer into a national company with a range of products and a portfolio of brands.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment. With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”
Brimstone Consulting
MARCH 24, 2020
We are not just adjusting to a new way of working, we are adjusting to a new way of life – one that is rapidly changing. . As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, more and more people are working from home. In response, there has been a barrage of articles published that offer tips for making remote work a success. While these articles contain valuable information, where they fall flat is that they do not take into account that COVID-19 has transformed how we live.
Brimstone Consulting
MAY 18, 2020
Leaders need to act now to establish flex time and remote work policies and guidelines. Fifty-seven percent of employers are now offering flex time , up from 39% at the end of March. At the same time, 62% of employed Americans are working from home. Given that employees have long been advocating for increased flexibility, this is one positive outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic, right? Not so fast.
Brimstone Consulting
JUNE 29, 2020
A conversation on agile strategy and opportunity with Andy Frawley and Bob Weiler. It has been just over three months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In a bid to return to a sense of normalcy and mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, some restrictions are being lifted, and economies are beginning to reopen.
Brimstone Consulting
JUNE 2, 2020
Placing Focus on the Future: An interview with Mark Cross and Randy Kates. With economies reopening, leaders need to focus on protecting their business and their employees so they can successfully accelerate through recovery and focus on the future. Last week I sat down with Mark Cross and Randy Kates to hear their thoughts on what actions leaders need to be taking. Mark is a Senior Partner at Brimstone and a former executive at Kimberly-Clark and MeadWestvaco.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
As data continues to play a starring role in today’s B2B organizations, both marketing and sales operations professionals are poised to solidify their place as critical revenue drivers. In particular, the evolution of the Marketing Operations (Ops) role has created a new standard in marketing and has become a vital component of an organization’s success.
Brimstone Consulting
JUNE 29, 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=” vc_custom_1593113726795{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] important;}”] A conversation on agile strategy and opportunity with Andy Frawley and Bob Weiler. It has been just over three months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In a bid to return to a sense of normalcy and mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, some restrictions are being lifted, and economies are beginning to reopen.
Brimstone Consulting
JUNE 23, 2020
Agile strategy can transform your organization. When Andy Frawley took on the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2018, V12 faced several challenges, including business inefficiencies stemming from a recent merger and inapt product and go-to-market strategies. In an environment of sustained, systemic disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, V12 is thriving. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy.
Brimstone Consulting
MARCH 12, 2020
CASE STUDY. Revenue increased by 34 times. Brimstone worked side-by-side with an early-stage consumer goods organization to pursue its vision, build a strategic plan, develop roles and operating mechanisms, and to drive sustainable growth at a challenging inflection point. During the engagement, the organization increased revenue by 34 times.
Brimstone Consulting
JULY 14, 2020
“Don’t be pulled around by your calendar. Own it.” ” Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average workday in the United States has increased by 40% and time spent in meetings has increased by almost 30%. In addition to increased demands at work, people are also facing increased demands on their time “outside” of work, increased stress and anxiety due to uncertainty, and many are living with blurred boundaries between work and home.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
ZoomInfo has created the following eBook to help other B2B organizations gain insights on how to launch their own data-driven ABM strategy. In this eBook, we will reveal the good and the bad from our own campaign and highlight some key takeaways on how to improve your ABM strategies moving forward.
Brimstone Consulting
MARCH 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming how we work – and live. More than ever, it is important that we come together to help and to support each other. Here are articles you may find helpful when leading and through crisis and uncertain times. Leadership. Are You Leading Through the Crisis … or Managing the Response? Crises are most often over-managed and under-led. The best leaders navigate rough waters deftly, saving lives, energizing organizations, and inspiring communities.
Brimstone Consulting
JULY 8, 2020
A practical framework to help you lead – and succeed. I am thrilled to announce the publication of our first book – The Core 4: Harness Four Core Drivers to Accelerate Your Organization. The Core 4 explores the foundational capabilities of any organization, from a small group to a global enterprise, and the four core drivers necessary to build high performing teams and organizations, deliver results, and accelerate growth, performance, and profitability.
Brimstone Consulting
APRIL 15, 2020
CASE STUDY. Brimstone worked side-by-side with a large pharmacy benefits supplier to regain sustainable growth in its public sector business, which serves federal, state, and local agencies of all types. DOWNLOAD. Results. Through the work with Brimstone, the organization: Developed a new sense of urgency for transforming their business. Learned how to take an enterprise-wide perspective and share accountability for success of the overall business.
Brimstone Consulting
APRIL 15, 2020
CASE STUDY. The office of information technology that serves agencies across a state government system set a goal of becoming a high-performing and customer-centric service provider. The CIO sought to build a self-sustaining cultural dynamic that would enable the organization to become a preferred provider of IT services to its agency partners, one of the top IT employers in the state, and a recognized expert in the field.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
With the right tools and mindset, it’s possible to track down this candidate (and many others like them!). How? Simple: By thinking like one. To get started on your search, we’ve gathered clues you’ll need to get in the mind of your passive prospects.
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