There’s a whole school of thought which states that boards should leave strategic thinking to executives. Instead, board members should only provide oversight. Does this point of view have merit? The COVID pandemic has thrown companies’ strategies in disarray, whether they are NGO’s, public or private sector organizations. Suddenly, reliable bedrock beliefs have been suspended...
Month: May 2020
Are you concerned about changes in your employee’s compensation related to COVID-19?
Has your executive team started to signal that, due to financial pressure, it’s time to consider cuts in payroll? As an HR manager, you may be challenged by a new demand to cut costs related to the trauma caused by the current pandemic. If you have any concerns about how to proceed in these uncertain...
What are your executive team’s post-COVID assumptions?
Is your company being undermined by obsolete assumptions held by some of your leaders? To move forward, they must be challenged. In our work to develop clients’ breakthrough strategies, we try to highlight such hidden assumptions. These are often unspoken, clashing ideas which undermine the corporate strategy. When the plan needs revision, the team should uncover...