Happy 2019! As we dive into a new year, my partner and I like to touch base with all our clients to see what the “big thing” is on their agenda. While we have not talked to all of them yet, the one common theme that is…
Have you ever developed a Stakeholder Analysis / Map, put it in a drawer and never used it? I could ask the same question about a strategic plan, communication plan, change management plan, new process, new technology, etc. and would most likely get the same answer. It probably…
What is a Manager? According to BusinessDictionary.com. a manager is “an individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks, or a certain subset of a company. A manager often has a staff of people who report to him or her.” This definition is not new…
If you think the title refers to money, think again! Companies spend millions / billions of dollars a year on managing their balance sheet as if money was their scarcest resource. In a recent HBR article “What if Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?” the…
As I was struggling to find a topic, a colleague sent me this article entitled How to Cut Costs More Strategically (HBR-Paul Leinwand & Vinay Couto) as a suggestion and what immediately struck me was that it sounded very familiar. Sure enough, I found an engagement from 1998…
