If, like most leaders, you are struggling with the rude COVID-19 surprise, consider that this is just the beginning of a new normal. Some say there are other massive disruptions on the horizon. Perhaps one way to cope is to redefine what it means to be a learning organization. Back in the early 1990’s I attended a...
Month: March 2020
Why Strategic Planning is a Team Sport
As an executive, you must make an annual decision about your organization’s strategic plan. Should the exercise be done as a team, hire outsiders to perform a study, or simply fall back on the CEO’s thinking? While there are pros and cons to each approach, one generally yields the best fruit.Once your company successfully grows to a certain point, it...
Can Your Leaders Lead Without Personal Integrity?
“All I have is my word.” Back in the day, this was a common saying among working professionals. For them, keeping one’s word was the only honorable, accepted thing to do. But times have changed: Is there a place for that sentiment in today’s Jamaica? In 2020, many people have a contingent relationship to...