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Elevating our Teams: The Power of Psychological Safety
Have I mentioned lately how much I love what I do? The ability to help companies reach their strategic goals and develop leaders is truly my passion. Building organizations by building leaders includes three key elements: assessing who is hired into a leadership...
The Growth Mindset & Investing in your Teams
Happy February! In the month set aside for love, let’s talk about why we love developing leaders so they can coach others to create dynamic strategic plans. We want people to love their work, their teams, and the process of leadership. Leadership is not just a role;...
Self Awareness: the greatest gift you can give yourself
There's something completely thrilling about the start of a year. For me, it starts with diving into a fresh planner—yes, call me old-fashioned, but I adore the tactile joy of turning pages. And this year, I went all out and snagged these massive monthly wall...
Invest in Others: Give the Gift of Leadership
With the December holidays upon us, I recently spent time reflecting on the greatest gifts I’ve ever received. Not surprisingly, the most impactful gifts weren’t physical gifts (well, other than my children, of course, and the trip we took to Disney World as a...
The Power Duo: Self-Awareness and Strategic Thinking in Leadership
In the ever-evolving landscape of leadership, certain qualities stand out as essential for success. Two of these qualities – self-awareness and strategic thinking – have proven to be the “dynamic duo” that forms the baseline for effective leadership. Self-Awareness:...
Unveil your Potential with a Personal Strategic Plan
In a world full of distractions and competing demands, we are all looking for ways to balance our personal and professional goals to lead a more fulfilling life. This balance is different for each of us and changes depending on our season of life. A powerful tool to...
Understand Team Behaviors to optimize your Strategic Plan
Over the years, Darcy and I continue to see how behavioral assessments improve the Strategic Planning process. These assessments are like a “playbook” for how teams operate as they run strategic plays in their organization. If we only have a strategy, without an...
Staying Ahead of the Game: The Latest Trends in Strategy
Today’s world of strategy is evolving to incorporate the “latest and greatest tactics” to get ahead of the competition. Before we dive into the recent trends, let’s clarify what strategy is. A 2018 McKinsey article defines strategy as “a way of thinking about your...
Find Your Greatness
Do you remember Nike's "Find Your Greatness" campaign? It's beyond brilliant. One ad features a young boy running on a country road. His pace is far from record breaking, in fact, he's barely jogging as the voiceover delivers a powerful message, "Greatness is not more...
How Strategy has Changed
Twenty years ago, in my early strategic planning days with the Chamber of Commerce, we had a solid strategic planning process. Unfortunately, much of the discussion occurred in a vacuum and we did not collect feedback beyond the executive team. The companies we worked...
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