Standards but not Standard
Governance is a much misunderstood discipline at the leadership level from the perspective that...
What Kind of Boss Are You – Star or Idiot?
We spend a lot of time thinking, coaching and writing about the challenges of...
Culture of Change
When thinking about making a shift in culture we need to clearly understand that...
Making it Stick
Coming up with your organizational strategy is one thing but making organizational change stick...
Speaker Series Comes to Calgary...
“Are you wasting money on leadership development?” This Fall, the Optimize Speaker Series comes...
Seven Deadly Sins
Let us state up front that the sins to which we refer are those...
Wood for the Trees
A famous line from Alice in Wonderland is “If you don’t know where you...
The Trouble with Talent
Increasingly companies are viewing the ability to manage talent as a strategic priority or...
Blind Faith Hits a Wall
We wrote a paper some time ago based on the old Chinese saying that...
Inside the Matrix
We believe that everyone works in a matrix – we are all like Keanu...
One and Done
Statistics consistently reinforce that the biggest challenge in today’s customer facing business environments is...
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome!
“Improvise, Adapt, Overcome” is an unofficial slogan among US Marines and made popular by...