LSA Global

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Pressures Faced by Sales Managers Are Unique to Their Role A sales leader’s average tenure is less than two years, which is far shorter than the tenure of most other managers. In fact, a recent survey by PayScale uncovered that 73% rated the role of sales account manager as “highly stressful.”Unlike Why is this?

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2020

Executive leadership is all about the management of power and because of this foundational reality - the advisors that succeed has to be able to stand in their own. This is why settling for a website that is little more than an online brochure is not a winning strategy.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 1, 2024

Here is a snippet from his resumé: Professional Summary and Services Jack Tradesmith is a senior consultant with professional experience in organization development and change, leadership and organizational communications, and coaching, as well as internal and external corporate communications, including global marketing initiatives.

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LSA Global

MARCH 21, 2024

Strategies to Minimize Meetings in the Workplace Endless meetings at work can impede productivity, decrease employee engagement , and stifle innovation. New manager training participants often complain about being trapped in a cycle of back-to-back meetings, leaving little time to lead, manage, or coach their teams.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 8, 2024

Do You Need More Effective Strategies to Maximize Employee Talent Development? Done right, strategies to maximize employee talent development should increase employee engagement, retention, and performance. Done right, strategies to maximize employee talent development should increase employee engagement, retention, and performance.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Meg's impressive journey to the top and her insights on leadership and personal development are truly enlightening. Growing up with a father involved in the space program and an education in marketing, Meg’s roots have significantly influenced her perspective on leadership.

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LSA Global

JULY 1, 2023

When Strategic Leadership Skills Are Required for Success Just as it takes a different set of skills to transition from an individual contributor to a successful new manager , it takes a different mindset and skillset (what we call Strategic Leadership Skills) to succeed as a strategic leader.

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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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LSA Global

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Leadership and Management Development Matters According to recent research by McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board, more than 500 executives ranked leadership development among the top three human capital priorities, and two thirds of leaders rated developing effective leaders as their top concern.

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LSA Global

JULY 26, 2023

Do You Need Better Leadership Communication? Better leadership communication leads to higher morale and increased performance. But leadership communication impacts more than just the bottom line. Better leadership communication takes clarity, purpose, and intention based upon what matters most to each audience.

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LSA Global

APRIL 18, 2024

How to Influence Your Team as a Manager The ability to influence your team as a manager has a direct correlation to individual and team success. Effective leadership today isn’t just about giving orders; it’s about inspiring and guiding your team towards shared goals and through the inevitable challenges that will arise.

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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

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

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

AUGUST 16, 2023

What We Know Works – High Performing Sales Managers Ask any savvy sales executive what drives high revenue growth other than having “the next iPhone,” and they will most likely tell you some version of skilled sales managers who know how to lead, manage, and coach their sales teams to higher performance.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 20, 2021

New Books on Leadership and Change. Earlier this year, we shared a list of 31 books on leadership and change. He defines the six unwritten rules they seem to follow for using their digital platforms, ecosystems, moneymaking models, team-based structures, and leadership with a laser-sharp focus on the individual’s customer experience.

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LSA Global

JUNE 6, 2020

Middle Management Needs to Be Deeply Engaged in Strategy Design and Planning. It also found that middle management plays a powerful role in getting strategically aligned. For strategic plans to succeed, companies need to align middle management with strategy. Proactively Prepare Middle Managers for the Unexpected.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I invited Roberta on Enough Already as part of my series on Getting Seen and Paid as an Expert because she has established a clear brand position and leveraged her natural ability into thought leadership. Links: Download my free guide on how to clarify and own your unique position in the crowded consulting and coaching market: [link].

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LSA Global

AUGUST 2, 2023

Different Strategy Perspectives to Consider to Get You Where You Want to Go Effective corporate strategies clearly plot how an organization translates its limited resources and initiatives into a corporate vision for success. This requires investing the time to consider different strategy perspectives.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top 10 Key Sales Management Skills: Mastering the Art of Sales Leadership Sales leaders must routinely navigate high stakes internal and external relationships while meeting ever-increasing revenue targets and demands from their sales team. Do your sales managers anticipate and meet current and future customer needs?

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Puja Madan, a leadership coach who blends spirituality and entrepreneurship, shares her journey through the contrasting worlds of meditation centers and tech startups and how she developed her Amplify Model to help entrepreneurs find clarity in their values, vision, and voice.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Try an Unconventional Approach to Create Bolder Business Strategies Strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing organizations in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement. You need to open the door to dynamic prospects.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Ability to Align Strategy and People Sets Leaders Apart Organizational strategies must go through your people and your culture to be successfully implemented. The Key Steps to Align Strategy and People The good news is that organizational alignment is possible. Do you need to stress test your strategy ?

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A Coherent Business Strategy Matters Our organizational alignment research found that a coherent business strategy 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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LSA Global

JULY 28, 2022

Leadership Development Matters McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board surveyed more than 500 executives to learn their top human capital priorities. Leadership development ranked among the top three and almost half of all business leaders listed developing effective leaders as their top concern. Where’s the disconnect?

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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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Consulting Matters

JULY 14, 2022

Why HR often IS your client and not the gatekeeper if you're in the organization development, leadership development, or change management consulting space. Check out my free downloads so you can take your next step in your business journey: [link]. Learn more about my Brand Positioning and Messaging strategy services: [link].

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LSA Global

MARCH 21, 2023

But what are the leadership behaviors that increase employee engagement? Top Leadership Behaviors that Increase Employee Engagement Leadership teams have an enormous impact on employee engagement. Is your corporate strategy clear enough to engage and retain top talent? Both lead to higher levels of performance.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 16, 2022

What Is a Personal Leadership Brand? A personal leadership brand is what you stand for as a leader. Your personal leadership brand is how others see you. The good news is that experienced leaders and new managers have the power to develop and shape their personal leadership brand. What do you want to be known for?

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Clear direction sets the foundation for individuals and teams to make good decisions , collaborate across functions, and act cohesively to move the business strategy forward. It’s no wonder — the number of possible leadership actions and the ways in which to go about implementing and measuring their impact can be daunting.

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

How a Sustainability Business Framework Aligned the Leadership Team and Accelerated Progress. Having partnered with Brimstone on an Innovation Strategy and Alignment engagement, the client was familiar with Brimstone’s process and outcomes. Download Case Study. CASE STUDY. prioritizing her team’s goals for the next 18 months.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Where Do You Stand on These Strategy Execution Readiness Questions? Is your leadership team and their direct reports seriously “in it to win it”? Many leaders say the right things, but when push comes to shove, they rank low on fundamental strategy execution readiness questions. Is Your Strategy Clear Enough?

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Performance Management Defined Simply put, performance management is a process to help managers and employees to know where they stand. Done right, performance management can lead individuals, leaders, and teams to higher levels of performance results and better alignment of behaviors with desired cultural values and norms.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 4, 2021

Disconnect Between Strategy and Implementation Here is a typical scenario that illustrates the challenge when you try to translate strategies into actions. The executives at their strategy retreat produce a well-considered, extensive, and ambitious strategy. Do you recognize it? What is going wrong?

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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. But they do.

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LSA Global

MARCH 1, 2022

The Challenge of Strategy Execution From our three decades of experience which has been borne out by a recent IBM survey, we know that less than 10% of corporate strategies are being successfully implemented. Leaders need to learn how to boost strategy execution. Then agree upon how everyone will be held equally accountable.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Leadership Attributes for New Managers to Follow. Are you a new manager about to take on the challenge of leading others? If leadership is a new role for you, check through these twelve attributes of effective leadership required for people to follow you. How Do You Measure Up? What the Best Leaders Do.

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