by Lisa Jasper | Mar 7, 2018 | CIO Concerns, Lisa's Blogs, Strategy
If you were alive in 2014, then it’s likely you have heard at least some of the mania surrounding one of Time’s “100 most influential people,” Marie Kondo, and her New York Times best-selling book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, a book about decluttering your...
by Lisa Jasper | Dec 18, 2017 | Lisa's Blogs, Performance Management, Women in Business
Before I begin, I must admit some bias in writing this. I am a HUGE Amy Cuddy fan. I love her TED talk, and her book Presence is even better. I believe some of her research and writing on gender differences in body language are game changing. And, they’ve personally...
by Kyle Kidd | Aug 21, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Kyle's Blogs, Operations, Organization, Strategy
It seems like every time you turn around companies are consolidating. Whether it’s an outright acquisition or a “merger of equals,” companies believe that they can create more value by joining forces than by moving forward alone. The latest attention-grabbing...
by David Barron | Aug 2, 2017 | David's Blogs, Performance Management
I recently enjoyed a concert (the 2017 Honors Junior Performance) at the famous Carnegie hall, and somewhere during one of the pieces I found myself concentrating intently and trying to discern the points at which specific instruments came into and out of the...
by Kyle Kidd | Jul 24, 2017 | CIO Concerns, Kyle's Blogs, Organization, Performance Management, Talent Management, Visibility
In my previous blog, I wrote about some of the warning signs that your HR function might need a jump start. One of my points was that as organizations go from a smaller (sometimes start-up) size to becoming more of a “grown up” company, they often experience role...
by Jim Smelley | May 9, 2017 | Communication, Delivery Methods, Jim's Blogs, Project Management, Strategy, Visibility
Have you ever worked in one of those organizations that has gone through every kind of strategy exercise imaginable? They’ve built a Strategy Map, Balanced Scorecard, Brand Pillars, SWAT Analysis, Priorities Alignment, Yearly Plan, Three Year Roadmap, and...
