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Transforming Information Technology at a Large State Agency

Brimstone Consulting

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 technology leadership team is aligned on the need for transformation and the Case for Change.

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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

Unfortunately, many organizations keep strategic plans a secret and don't involve leaders outside the executive leadership team. When leaders solicit ideas from others outside the traditionally involved management team, it improves the creativity of the ideas and reinforces that leaders value employees.

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Free Yourself and Business from Market Myopia

Organizational Talent Consulting

Studies show that 85% of executive leadership teams spend less than one hour a month discussing strategy, and up to 95% of employees are unaware of or do not understand their organization's strategy. Here are three leadership practices to free yourself and your organization from market myopia. Why being strategic makes matters.

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4 Steps to Improving Your Strategic Thinking Passion and Proficiency

Organizational Talent Consulting

Several clients have been surprised to learn that I hated reading and writing at the beginning of my strategic leadership doctorate. Three research studies from Zenger Folkman suggested perceptions of a leader's strategic thinking proficiency can hold back your career. Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

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Good Management Predicts a Firm’s Success Better Than IT, R&D, or Even Employee Skills

Harvard Business

Ask any sports fan about their favorite team and they will usually spend half the time either cursing or extolling the manager. Apparently, the manager is responsible for every loss, and perhaps even the occasional victory. On the other hand, many people have an ingrained cynicism about the latest management thinking.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. The Advisory Board Company also offers technology, management, and consulting services.

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Why You Shouldn’t Swear at Siri

Harvard Business

Using bad manners with smart technologies can lead to bad management. Microsoft’s Tay offers a painfully superb — and superbly painful — real-world case study of how networked abuse shapes UX. Your rudeness invites their underperformance.