Culture is the Boss

Culture is the Boss

A lot has been written about organizational culture. Dr. Edgar Schein, renowned professor at MIT Sloane School of Business, considered the grandfather of organizational culture, describes culture as having three components: artifacts, espoused values, and underlying...
Introducing the Six Imperatives for High Growth

Introducing the Six Imperatives for High Growth

Growth is hard. Taking an idea from inception and turning it into a stable, predictable, sustainable double-digit year over year high growth company is one of the most exciting and excruciating challenges a leader will face. It’s a 24/7 job that can often feel like...
Innovation vs. innovation

Innovation vs. innovation

Innovate or die. The accelerated pace of technology disruption is putting companies under increasing pressure to innovate. But many companies miss the fact that there are two kinds of innovation and to win, you need to be good at both. “Capital I” Innovation...
You Can’t Leave without Telling Me!

You Can’t Leave without Telling Me!

Recently, I was out of town facilitating a Board/CEO retreat. The retreat was incredibly productive. Everyone willing to put tough issues on the table and candidly discuss them. At the end of the retreat, strained relationships had been strengthened, expectations had...