Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? Jim offers powerful insight into what created his leadership philosophies and practices. If you're an org looking for leadership, culture, experience, and transformation, connect with Jim.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

In contrast, Team 2 started “this” project back in 2018, almost four years ago. Manage your environment or culture. The reason the teams worked on so many projects was that senior leadership was not clear on the strategy. They're not really working on this project. That's related to the 90% Schedule Game.).

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

If you read my scaling agile series , you can see that becoming an agile organization requires seeing your organization as a system with a culture. You can start with teams, move to programs and the product part of the organization. How can you see your system and your culture? Define Culture. It’s the system.

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LSA Global

JUNE 3, 2018

Top Employee Engagement Trends for 2018. These Top Employee Engagement Trends for 2018 are based on the employee engagement surveys from nearly 50 Best Places to Work contests, this comprehensive report is the one and only of its kind, examining employee engagement and culture trends at America’s top workplaces.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

Here are the four leadership dimensions and practical ideas for creating a shared identity at work. Academic research suggests that the benefits of shared identity include: Productive conflict. In conversations, we tend to find communication more comfortable and productive with those we consider “us” versus “them.”

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Halo Psych

APRIL 17, 2024

Based on my experience, not just of the past few months, but of many years working across all sectors, leadership teams from different sectors have more in common than not. This matters in part because the CEO and the board or leadership team they head up are the most expensive people on the payroll.

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Cheryl Cran

JANUARY 2, 2018

The disruption that we will see even more is to do with ‘people’ – how people are treated, how people are judged, how people are dealt with depending on their culture, their gender or their financial status. now in 2018 we are going to see even more ‘outing’ of inappropriate, inexcusable and intolerant attitudes and behaviors.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There is no serious debate that well-designed organizations with clear organizational strategies influence desired behaviors, culture, and performance. The following short video from leadership guru Ken Blanchard provides some thoughts on the power of servant leadership in today's workplace. link] What is selfless love?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Recently economists have connected what is now labeled Quiet Quitting to a fall in US labor productivity output. Driving creativity within an organization's culture is increasingly vital for leaders. Like me, you may have first learned about this company from their marketing campaign: "We don't make a lot of the products you buy.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Louis last week at the Global Lean Leadership Conference. But at the same time, I didn’t hear any of the usual griping about how it’s so hard to change the corporate culture, how people won’t embrace lean, about how the leadership team isn’t really supporting it, etc. I spent two days in St. It probably sounds a little cultish.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 22, 2023

The ultimate goal of executive coaching is a positive transformation in life and leadership for the client (e.g., Leadership Coaching helps you grow your confidence and competence regardless of whether you are an emerging leader, frontline leader, mid-level manager, executive, or business owner. The Leadership Quarterly.

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 9, 2021

A 2018 study found that 55% of Americans reported not using all of their paid vacation time – a 9% increase over 2017. What’s more, taking time off has a positive impact on productivity, performance, intrinsic motivation , and creativity. (A In our discussion, Amy shared that she had not taken a vacation in over two years.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like most leadership development opportunities, you will get the most significant return when you do the work. And it might not always be focused on traditional leadership growth. Frequently leaders look for a coach to help adapt their leadership style, deal effectively with change, or build high-quality trust-based relationships.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

How to see your agile transformation as a system and culture problem. Recognize a cultural transformation is a journey. We want to have more collaboration across functions and teams because our products’ quality suffers. We might need to change our mix of products and services even more often. Do join us.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2018

The first Possible Measurements post focuses on product throughput measurements. This post will focus on measurements you might see when the culture changes with an agile transformation. We are workshopping the product roadmap, the project portfolio, etc. They “measure” the culture. Status meetings?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

An Examination of the Importance of Leadership Behaviors and Attributes on Shaping Culture Executive Summary Organizational culture is a critical factor in financially successful companies. But culture change is often overwhelming and elusive. Section three focuses on proven approaches to architect organizational culture.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 18, 2022

And a huge knowledge and skill shift that is looming will serve as a leadership validation test. Here are three future smart leadership qualities, two steps for rethinking the future of leadership, and one good leadership habit for keeping you moving in the best direction. Effective leaders are good learners.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 14, 2022

Increased operational complexities associated with disruptive changes in the workplace make the importance of good leadership habits essential. Often the hierarchical design of senior leadership roles reduces the closeness of workplace relationships. When Leaders Overestimate Leadership Effectiveness. Ken Blanchard.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 27, 2022

When companies look for a competitive advantage, there is often talk about making leadership development investments. But during these conversations, leadership development programs are typically questioned. The truth is that leadership is more than a position, and event-driven development often fails to create lasting change.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We also explored several decades of research on that subject published in HBR; and we reflected on our own experience in the area of leadership development. Take the case of Dominic Barton, who served as the Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company from 2009-2018. These are not mysterious and certainly aren’t new.

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NeoAcademic

APRIL 16, 2021

.” The Business of Behavior with Becca Tagg “Getting clear about our values will help us to make changes in our business that lead to greater fulfillment, productivity, and abundance.” This Monday show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

International Coach Federation (ICF) Research: The ICF conducts extensive research on coaching, and their studies have found that 70% of individuals who received coaching reported improved work performance, communication skills, and productivity. It also highlighted that coaching is highly effective in developing leadership skills.

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Peter Stark

JANUARY 6, 2019

The good news is 2018 was a year when most industries experienced growth. Employee turnover can impact you with costs in recruiting, pre-departure costs, selection of new team members, onboarding, training and the overall loss of productivity. As a leader, are you prepared to win the war for the top talent? Survey is not anonymous.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Unfortunately, there is likely no other leadership habit as rare in the workplace. The following short video from leadership guru Ken Blanchard provides some thoughts on the power of servant leadership in today's workplace. A servant leadership style aligns well with selfless love.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Real entrepreneurs constantly worry about things that could prove fatal to their company: cash crunches, technical problems with the product, the emergence of a well-funded rival. Fear of failure. I once interviewed an entrepreneur who, instead of paying for an apartment in Cambridge, Mass., Finding new ways to fuel growth is essential.

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Conversely, organizations with ineffective transactional leadership, inequity within rewards and compensation structures, unmotivated staff, and aggressive or coercive management can deliver stunningly poor experiences. Cultivate a strong company culture. This can lead to increased productivity, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

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Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

Acquirers may also turn to Glassdoor or LinkedIn to assess the culture, or rely on tools that provide insights into the operating model of the acquired company— moves that help them mitigate potential integration issues. Indeed, integration of digital assets is a huge, thorny problem fraught with cultural issues.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 29, 2021

Several of my clients have internal struggles about how to internally see the future of the product. The managers think they need it “all” instead of using how little thinking to create a product the customers will love. Some possibilities: Assess the product/project risks to choose a lifecycle. What can you do?

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Culture : Is the work environment healthy or toxic? It has an academic culture focused on continuous improvement.Intellectual rigor and factual analysis skills are vital components of success, as is a can-do attitude with an optimistic focus. It was founded in 1963 and was one of the first enterprises to focus on thought leadership.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Agile culture is about the ability to change. You need to know why you want to change, but once you know that, agile cultures promote change.). You may have heard of companies that didn’t realize they needed to change their product lines over time. These organizations have the same products for years and years.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2018

Their old products are at the end of their lives. They need agile approaches so they can get feedback from customers as they develop the new products. They need to create a mix of new products and services, which means they need to use an agile approach for their projects and their project portfolio. (You Do join us.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

This measurement question can be the prompt that changes your culture and your system. While project teams might use velocity and local burnups, and projects might report on feature charts and product backlog burnups, those measures are not sufficiently strategic. The early bird registration ends May 1, 2018.

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Confessions of a Consultant

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Final Countdown: For this final blog I’ve taken the liberty to select two topics (a) Improving your personal performance (b) developing a highly productive organisation. It happened on July 2018, on the 14 th hole in San Lorenzo. Lesson #2: Improving Organisation Productivity: Managing people and organisations is a science.

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Prudent Pedal

APRIL 30, 2019

In 2018 some 76.3 I suspect that your leadership team would say, “No way in hell.” (pun Here is a sampling of the Rugged Rosaries’ product line which sells for double or triple the price of a normal “delicate” rosary: Olive Drab Soldier’s Paracord Rosary. Catholic population actually peaked in 2010. Only 32.1%

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 18, 2022

Character is foundational to great leadership. The Pros and Cons of Charismatic Leadership. When talking about leadership and charismatic leaders, often Martin Luther King, Jr. Charismatic leadership creates immense inspiration and dedication within followers to give extra effort. link] What is character?

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