Your projects are running into problems late in the development process. They are fully staffed and some of them even look to be moving on pace through the use of daily stand-up meetings, visual management and obeya rooms and then – BAM! – a problem arises which requires significant back-tracking in the design, a resetting […]
Commitment Starts with Understanding What You Are Signing up For
In talking about the last “C” of Clarity, Confidence and Commitment, I want to focus on the importance of trust and the power of knowledge over ignorance. As was pointed out in Scott Atkin’s last blog post, when attempting to encourage necessary innovation within an organization, it is not sufficient to simply say “Act entrepreneurially, let’s […]
Interim Leadership: An Outside View Looking In
I have been in the executive search vertical for 18 years, spending over half of those years in the Silicon Valley and the remainder in the Midwest US. Over the years I have interacted with multiple companies conducting Board of Director, C level and VP searches for all types of companies. Those companies range in […]
Succession Planning & Murphy’s Law
Most of the best HR practitioners I know preach the merits of succession planning—and I’ll freely admit they are mostly correct. The active preparation of personnel for their next steps within an organization is critical to future success. However, succession planning is no panacea. I sat through many talent management review sessions where we worked […]
Where Does Confidence Come from When It’s Not Business as Usual?
The mantra of “Clarity, Confidence, Commitment” is commonly invoked in organizational management best practices to stress the importance of Leadership inspiring confidence, and ultimately commitment, through clear communication of strategic objectives in the context of clearly defined organizational structure and processes. This clear communication and established structure will enable individuals to understand their role and objectives […]
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