Decades ago, my boss told me this as a compliment. When I did research for this post, I found out the phrase is also pregnant with political meaning. As part of Mussolini’s rise to power, he took control of Italy’s large-scale public works projects which included rebuilding the railroads after WW1. As Prime Minister, he…
Thanks for inviting me. While you’re enjoying the Photoshop version of me awkwardly crashing your staff meeting, I hope you’ll carefully ponder your answers to the questions. For all of these, I’d want to go around the table and hear from you and your leadership team. What are you working on right now that has…
If you want a high-performing team, they need more than a paycheck. Let’s be clear, very few, if any, of your employees will keep showing up if the paychecks stop, but creating an engaged, creative, and productive team goes far beyond tapping your checkbook every couple of weeks. In 2009, Dan Pink dipped into the…
The quote is typically attributed to management guru Peter Drucker but that’s been disputed a bit since it’s not found verbatim in any of his writing. No matter who said it, it’s good shorthand for the outsized impact of culture in an organization. But back to the question at hand, “If culture eats strategy for breakfast,…