Leadership Insights

Uncovering Passion in Succession

The pivotal juncture of succession planning emerges not just as a transfer of authority, but for continuity fueled by shared passion.

Focus on the Acts After You Understand the Actor

While sitting at a coffee shop with a new prospective client I received the question, “So how can your firm help me to get my team to...

How to Make Unicorns and Rainbows Jealous

Consider showing up to your organization’s conference room as your childhood self.

Waltzing to the Symphony of Strategy

Composing a strategy, so finely engineered, A process, intricate, from perspectives revered. Reversing the gears, with wisdom and might,...

Strategy. Where are you?

Top leaders often approach us with a sense of overwhelm, as they work tirelessly to propel their organizations forward and outperform...

Your Ultimate Summer Leadership Bootcamp

You’ve been appointed to an interim leadership role: The CEO of Summertime. It's a fast-paced and fun role that requires setting a...

It's The Little Things

It’s the little things that have the secret power of a superhero to change the life of others as well as yourself. Consider these acts of...

Building Your Network: From the Inside Out.

Building your network from the inside out requires two questions to be answered. Why do prospects engage you? Why don’t prospects engage...

The Gift That Keeps Giving

Recently, we were asked, “What is the key area leaders need to focus on before closing ‘shop’ for the holidays?” This was one topic we...

Looking for the Planets to Align to Find Your Star Employees? How About Using Science Instead?

In the late 1800s and early 1900s It was common knowledge that rain could be produced by expert rainmakers. The practice of rainmaking...

Case Study: Developing a Multi-Generational Family and Non-Family Leadership Team

Situation A prominent family-owned water and wastewater solutions company. The owners of the company, two brothers, had no succession...

Case Study: Who is Going to Succeed Our Firm's Managing Partner?

Situation This client was a prominent professional services firm, with an international reputation. The prior succession process had...

Case Study: A Supermarket Family

Situation Family: Elderly father, founder and CEO; two brothers, COO & CFO; third brother, passive owner; elderly mother, Chief Emotional...

Case Study: The CEO’s Right-Hand Person Shouldn’t Have Been

Situation The main character in this story was the COO of a high‐tech company, of middle‐market size. The CEO was extremely ambivalent...

Case Study: Saving a High-Performance Team from Its Ineffectual Leader

Situation Having thrown her arms up in the air, this Leader’s manager called us with a laundry list of complaints about this relatively...

Case Study: Preventing a High-Potential Female Leader from Leaving

Situation A fast-track executive was dissatisfied with her career path and was close to exiting. Her boss was distressed when he learned...