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...
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...
May 2015: Optimize Launches Affiliate Program
Normal 0 false false false PT-BR ZH-CN AR-SA Over the past 5 years Optimize...
Coping with Complexity
The general view on complexity is that it is a bad thing and that...
Credible Leadership
Credibility in leadership is important now, more than ever, because there is a good...
Failing to Learn
Ever see those new leaders who carry themselves with such bravado? They’re usually the...
Getting What You Paid For...
For years organizations have spent substantial time and money on improving the capabilities of...
Growing a Pair
Making smart business decisions and doing the right thing is critical. That’s true not...
The times they are a-changing
A common complaint we hear from clients is that of ‘change fatigue’ which appears...
Not Your Cup Of Tea?
As a large part of the world is transfixed by the Winter Olympic Games,...
Better Late than Never?
Some time ago we wrote a paper entitled “You Say You’re Busy and I...
Philosophy of Culture
Individuals have an identity and so do organizations. An organization’s identity is derived from...