Changing Change Management
Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle”. Translated for business, this message may be interpreted
Good News or Bad News: Earning Relevance as a Human Resource Developer
Gallup just released its State of the Global Workplace 2023 Report. Headlines from the report are: Employee Engagement in the United States is down 2% to 31% from 2021, Quiet Quit
What Directors Need to Do
This is the third in a series of articles related to what board directors need to know and do (see What Directors Need to Know and Seeing Your Organization as Others Do for pri
Board Leadership: What Directors Need to Know
Two recent high-profile bank failures have raised questions about the role directors should play in oversight. The operative word here is should. Each bank had a board of direct
Board Leadership: Seeing Your Organization as Others Do
At a recent law school graduation ceremony, the keynote speaker concluded her commencement address by asking doctor of jurisprudence candidates to raise their hand if they were abo
Earning and Sustaining Relevance as a Wealth Adviser in 2023
Success as a wealth adviser comes from earning and sustaining relevance with clients. Relevance is the pertinence and importance an adviser earns in the financial life of a client.
The Value of Self-Initiated Disruption
Recently, I watched a series of fintech startup investor presentations. These early-stage companies sought VC funding to take their ideas to the next level of commerce. By the fift
How People Development Makes a Company More Competitive
Organization leaders hear it every day: “It’s difficult finding qualified employees.” “People don’t want to return to in-person work.” “Now we have to think about emp
Preventing Strategy Scope Creep
My daughter encountered scope creep recently after spotting a cockroach in her old, Queens, N.Y., apartment building. In a moment of courage for someone with an insect phobia, she