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The View from the Balcony
Last week I came across a Fast Company interview with Ryan Reynolds — the actor/producer, serial entrepreneur, and general lottery-of-life winner — about his approaches to creativity and innovation. When asked what he looks for in a potential investment, he answered...
Leading Through Storytelling: The Most Powerful Tool You Aren’t Using
Do you remember much from your high school history class? Whether or not you do depends mostly on the kind of teacher you had. Were they the kind that asked you to memorize a bunch of dates and events? Or did they weave the subject matter together — injecting...
Mission Control: How to craft a mission statement that actually stays in orbit
As we approach the fresh start of a new year, it’s a good idea to reconnect with the WHY of our organizations and recommit to using our mission to drive our strategy and culture. I wonder: Can you explain your organization’s mission in thirty words or less? Can you...
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7 Strategic Communication Tips
Strategy execution remains one of the hardest things for a business to accomplish, and a major reason organizations struggle is because communication is often overlooked. Strategic communication is critical to successful transformation and when managed properly, can...
Relevance is Resilience
It can sometimes feel like we’ve lived through multiple years in the mere six months since the COVID-19 pandemic began. That feeling is due in part to the rapid pace of change so many of us have experienced during this time—both personally and professionally. Indeed,...
Leading Forward to New Opportunities
Leaders must constantly grapple with an inescapable paradox when it comes to keeping strategy on-course: How can we plan for the longer-term while also focusing on the imperatives to survive short-term challenges? As leaders, we must own the narrative with our...
Planning in a pandemic: ArchPoint’s OGSM model to the rescue
The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked our world in every way possible and the economy is one of the most visibly affected. For many industries, the way people consume goods and services has fundamentally changed. It has been fascinating to watch how leaders have altered...
Using HBDI for self-care: Thinking styles, stressors and strategies
It has been interesting to observe how differently people have been coping with this extended period of isolation. Some are enjoying this time, perhaps even thriving, completely content living in bubbles with immediate family, pets, and Netflix. Others are not...
Bend, not break – the power of grit
The post-pandemic road to recovery will be long, its trajectory uncertain, and challenge even the strongest leaders. Some businesses will make it to the other side. Some might even prosper (congratulations liquor and wine sellers). Others might not. Much depends on...
When times are tough, leaders must lead
As we grapple with the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, there is one thing we can be certain of, that absolutely nothing is certain. The pandemic has challenged our sanity with opposing information coming at us from all directions, made us buy shopping carts...
A glimpse into the world of CPG: A Q&A with sales expert Brian Roelofs
Tell me a little bit about your career. What events have shaped where you are today? I entered the workforce during a time of high unemployment. The stability of the consumer packaged goods industry was highly sought after, as was the training and “pedigree” of...
Moving beyond motivation to inspiration
My eldest daughter is a senior in our local university’s architecture program. She is moved by clean lines, interesting materials and how buildings impact the way humans live. Her class recently took a trip to New York City and wandered the streets with eyes to the...
Attracting the right talent mix – and getting them to stay
If there’s one issue that organizations today can agree is universally troubling, it is this: that good talent is hard to find and even harder to keep. The war on talent is intensifying and in the US today, there are approximately one million more open jobs than...