Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To turn those dreams into workplace realities, leaders set strategies. Unfortunately, many organizations keep strategic plans a secret and don't involve leaders outside the executive leadership team. Evidence suggests only 5% of employees understand their company's strategy.

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Actionable Strategy Drives Success. Almost 70% of well-formulated strategies fail because of poor execution. While there are many reasons for this high rate of failure, in our work, we have found that the bridge from strategy to execution tends to fail due to one or more of the following reasons: The leadership team is not aligned.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Leaders today know that they need to be agile — to change direction quickly in the face of changing or uncertain conditions. But a byproduct of agility is churn: The confusion and demotivation that comes from many such pivots. This can cause inefficiency that bogs down innovative projects and strategies.

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

How a private equity-backed artisanal food manufacturer stemmed losses, rebuilt the leadership team, and positioned the company for growth. Brimstone worked with the CEO, the senior leadership team, and the private equity firm to put in place the conditions for success. CASE STUDY.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 5, 2023

This article explores these challenges and, more importantly, five practical strategies you can take to solve them. link] Cross-Cultural Strategy #1: Culturally Agile Leadership Leaders increasingly face cross-cultural differences working with diverse customers and employees.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 11, 2021

Worse, most career ladders assume we can assess what a person can do, not on their contributions to an agile team. That means most career ladders don't fit agile teams or an agile culture. Instead of individual achievements, we can reward the types of agile leadership we want to see in agile teams.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Do You Need to Implement Strategies for Executive Teams to Stay Aligned? We know from our organizational alignment research that strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

McNulty, associate director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, and Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard, wrote , “The coronavirus crisis, like every crisis, is unfolding over an arc of time with a beginning, middle, and end. Build Agility.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In this episode, we delve into the profound significance of emotional agility and vocabulary in shaping the dynamics and culture within a team. With real-world anecdotes and practical tools, our conversation will arm you with strategies to enhance your leadership style and cultivate deeper team connections.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Challenging Times Often Require a More Proactive Corporate Strategy Does your leadership team tend to focus on the immediate issues in front of them (a reactive corporate strategy) or do they pause and look for new opportunities (a proactive corporate strategy)? – Do enough key stakeholders have a growth mindset ?

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 17, 2020

Aligning your senior leadership team will help drive the results needed to move your organization forward through recovery. The alignment of the senior leadership team impacts growth, performance, profitability, and the ability of an organization to navigate change and disruption. Ownership ensures accountability and execution.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Effective leadership is communication. A few things about effective leadership communication are proven based on several studies over the past two decades. With these recommendations, you can focus on the critical few proven leadership communication solutions that create business results. Why Leadership Communication Matters.

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LSA Global

JUNE 16, 2022

Agile Organizations In general, agility is the ability to move quickly and easily. In a business setting, we define organizational agility as the ability of an entire organization (especially its leadership team) to adapt quickly to market changes. We need more agile mindsets at work. What are its trademarks?

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. 5 Steps to Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy We know from our own organizational alignment research that strategic sales clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing sales teams.

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LSA Global

JULY 8, 2023

Maybe It’s Time to Improve Leadership Mindsets at Work. Ineffective executive teams tend to operate in silos , micromanage their teams , or make misaligned leadership decisions. Leadership Mindsets versus Leadership Skills Can’t top tier leaders just focus on improving certain leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. However, without a data strategy , the likelihood of achieving successful outcomes is greatly diminished.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2022

The following 9 inspirational videos on leadership and change have been helpful for us and the leaders with whom we work. Grit, curiosity, agility, courage and so much more. The post 9 inspirational videos on leadership and change appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC. 5 ways to lead in an era of constant change.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

You want business agility. The people and teams continue to experiment with agile behaviors. Every team's agile journey is unique. So is each manager's agile journey. If some people aren't sure, they might not be as far along in their agile journey. The teams have worked hard to change how they work. Educate them.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Insufficient Planning and Strategic Execution : Reason : Inadequate business planning, flawed strategies, or poor execution. Ineffective Leadership and Team Dynamics : Reason : Weak leadership, conflicts within the team, or a lack of alignment. Impact : Minimizing risks associated with inadequate planning and faulty execution.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 14, 2019

In Part 1 , I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team and every product. This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. Team-based “agile” is not enough.

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LSA Global

JUNE 9, 2023

Unfortunately, Leadership Succession Planning Often Fails to Meet Expectations While most leaders know that they should develop a leadership pipeline, leadership succession planning often fails to make a measurable impact. Are your leaders willing and able to support leadership succession planning? Why is that?

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2024

In fact, strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low levels of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness , and employee engagement. Strategic Vision , Company Mission , Corporate Values , and Optimizing Strategies) serve as an organization’s North Star.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CEO’s Best Tool for Success – A High Performing Leadership Team To thrive, organizations must be agile enough to meet everchanging market conditions. A CEO’s best tool for success is a high performing leadership team. The speed and scope of change can be daunting. A stagnant executive team is a less effective executive team.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The leaders in the Facilitative Leadership Workshop faced the following challenges: High expectations to take, promote, and encourage a cross-functional and program focus vs. the predominant product and function focus that most of their internal customers follow and are rewarded for.

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Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Focus on executing your strategy with precision. You approach the dock with dexterity and agility. I see leaders and their teams create strategies, and fail to execute them because they are focused on perfection, not precision. Focus on executing your strategy with precision. This will enable you to adapt and progress.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

I’m tired of hearing about how much business and leadership is going to change in the “World 2.0.” Not to be left out of the rush to platitudes, the Darden business school at the University of Virginia enjoins us to “get back to BASICS,” their acronym for Bonding, Agility, Safety, Inclusion, Compassion, and Strategic Alignment.

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Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Focus on executing your strategy with precision. You approach the dock with dexterity and agility. I see leaders and their teams create strategies, and fail to execute them because they are focused on perfection, not precision. Focus on executing your strategy with precision. This will enable you to adapt and progress.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 10, 2023

Here’s a look at how to create an effective L&D strategy that aligns with your goals. Identify Core Goals and Priorities Before you focus on developing an L&D strategy, it’s critical to determine what the program needs to accomplish. When developing your L&D strategy, recognize that a one-size-fits-all approach isn’t ideal.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 2, 2022

Do You Need to Upgrade Your Strategy? To succeed, we believe that it’s time to rethink and upgrade your strategy to meet the current and future challenges. Upgrade Your Strategy by Consistently Updating the Strategic Context When it comes to successful strategy execution, context matters. 3 Steps to Upgrade Your Strategy.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Leadership Support: Leaders must champion change and cultivate an environment that encourages adaptability. Is your organization ready for it?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 6, 2021

Why Do So Many Fail at Strategy Execution Strategy execution risks are not new. We know from experience and from a recent IBM survey that less than 10% of carefully crafted strategies are being successfully implemented. Why do so many companies struggle and then fail to execute on their carefully conceived strategies?

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Gives women who have broken through the glass ceiling but not the love ceiling pragmatic tools and proven strategies to find satisfaction in romance. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. The fact is that businesses are not generally safe places for people--even when there is great leadership.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To better engage your team when faced with unrealistic targets requires a blend of leadership vulnerability, trust , and practicality. Actionable Strategies to Help Teams Overcome Unrealistic Targets As a leader, you are responsible for the success of your team. Is your team agile enough?

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for an action learning program entitled Leading Leaders for Senior Executives.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Strategic Leadership Competencies – Strategic vs. Operational Leadership. Inspire Key Stakeholders to Commit to the Strategy. Does your organization foster the kind of strategic leadership required to thrive during chaos? Strategic leaders need a different set of skills from those of operational leaders.

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The board, leadership team, employees, shareholders – they all are at once excited and anxious about the impact a new leader will have on the organization, the bottom line, and what the change in leadership means for them as individuals. The outcome is an actionable three-year strategy. Our process drives results.

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2021

With no time for planning, we were forced to innovate, to be agile , and be more human. CHROs share their strategies. While challenging, we have, individually and collectively, accomplished the previously unimaginable. As the COVID-19 crisis enveloped the globe, Eric J. There was a past of relative stability and predictability.

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