Why You Should Cancel Your Next Team Meeting

Why You Should Cancel Your Next Team Meeting

“It’s 4:00 o’clock, I’m exhausted from meetings and I didn’t get any of my projects done.” “We can’t cancel the meeting; this is our opportunity for us to align and know the status of the initiative” How often does this inner dialogue run through your head before you...
The Biggest Mistake You’re Making in Employee Retention

The Biggest Mistake You’re Making in Employee Retention

If your employee retention program is focused on keeping individuals in the same position forever, you’re not planning on them being successful. One of the highlights of my career was being promoted to a Head of Operational Excellence role. While the offer sounded...
3 Tips to Managing Hard Conversations with Your Team

3 Tips to Managing Hard Conversations with Your Team

My heart sank when I had to call an emergency meeting with my team and had to basically say “stop everything,” because we had multiple crises to manage. I had fallen victim to what so many organizations do; ditch the strategic work in favor of...
3 TIP’s for the CEO to Elevate the Impact of Your Team

3 TIP’s for the CEO to Elevate the Impact of Your Team

I’m a Lean Practitioner, so let’s just get to the point… a CEO must strive for “Impact” and not achieving goals. I boil it down to this simple approach, but be ready for your world to be turned upside down. The CEO’s Compass and the North-West point “Performance” will...