Dec 16, 2011
I was impressed with this guest blog in Forbes.com, “Five New Management Metrics You Need To Know” by James Slavet of Greylock Ventures. James Slavet introduces some behavioral approaches to knowing if your team or company is getting the most out of its...
Sep 16, 2011
When consulting on strategy, I use a special tactic with my clients to uncover often-hidden understandings of the dynamics of the entrepreneur, the team, or the organization. I ask each of my clients, “If you could wave your magic wand, and get what you really...
Jul 22, 2011
So, how many emails do you get in a day?And how many from folks you don’t know (not spam) but need to respond to? If you are leading a business or consultancy, that number is going to be high, and the number of new-contacts-to-known-colleagues will be...
May 13, 2011
My colleague Amy Hirsh Robinson, Principal at The Interchange Group, shared this fascinating examination of generational issues in the workplace (her consulting specialty, see www.interchange-group.com).The link is to the cover story, “Mixing it Up,” in...
Feb 6, 2011
Consultants like to get things right, and this often leads them to lose their Zen distance in relation to their client’s and their clients’ teams, and so to over-commit their time and effort beyond their (compensated) scope of work. This is one of the easiest ways to...
Sep 21, 2010
Examining results is a basic but often overlooked tool in decision-making – for business evaluation, about successful candidates you might hire, or for selecting companies as partners. Most decisions are emotionally based, and then rationalized. Last weekend I was in...
