Imagine you are walking down a busy trail at work, and your phone or computer screen is constantly flashing with new alerts, charts, and numbers. In a world that demands instant answers, we love data. Data is fast, flashy and easy to grab along the path. It feels like a quick mile marker that instantly tells us whether we are… Read more →
Executive Summary: The Three-Year Retirement Transition Framework (Note: For those who have been through one or more of my leadership academies, you may recall the Four Stages of Organizational Development. In this article, I have applied the Tuckman Tool (Bruce Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning) as a developmental guide to maintain team stability, alongside… Read more →
Every seasoned hiker knows the moment on a mountain trail when the route hits a brutal switchback, forcing you to completely reverse direction and face a slope you hadn’t planned on climbing. Or worse, a sudden weather front rolls over the ridge, demanding an immediate change of course. In the organizational wilderness, leadership pivots are just as inevitable. A new… Read more →
Leadership transitions are often framed as a clean slate, a fresh start where the new vision replaces the old. But for many incoming executives, department heads, and first-line supervisors, the reality is far more stubborn. You walk in with a plan, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine desire to involve your team, only to hit a wall of invisible resistance…. Read more →
First, let me note that your next senior decision maker(s) should be people who are on their way UP, not on their way OUT of your industry. Why? Because there is a high statistical probability that people on the way out won’t want to change a darn thing … a fine strategy if progress is not what your community wants… Read more →