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Thought Leadership

Most leadership teams have more information than ever. The real issue is whether they have the full picture before deciding what needs to be fixed. This series is a practical …

The most dangerous point in an organizational recovery is often the moment it begins to look successful. I have seen this in hospitals, utilities, mines, banks and public agencies. The …

“We can do this.” No data behind those three words. Just enough conviction in the room to end the debate before it started. I watched that happen inside a large …

Why execution keeps failing for predictable reasons This is Article 6 in a seven-part series examining what the NCSU 2026 Top Risks Report surfaces, and what it doesn’t. The report …

Why Speed Becomes Dangerous When Strategy Is Unclear This is the 2nd in a series of seven articles Few explanations feel as intuitively correct as this one: we’re moving too …

Ideas
Which is the Bigger Risk - Creative Solutions or the Status Quo
This is the time of year numerous reports and research papers release new insights about what CEO’s...
The ONE Door
Where is the Thinking Leading Us?
We need a reality check on the many ‘studies’ that have been published in recent months about various...
Different - Confused
Create an Advantage While Confronting Uncertainty
In my last post (via video), I spoke about the three crises we’ve lived through over the past 20 years....
A new frontier for Risk
Disruption Forges a New Frontier for Risk
I spoke at a business gathering recently and had a chance to meet an individual on the Board of a large...
Super Hero - 125627495 © Kiosea39
The Super Powers of Internal Consultants
In the mid 1990’s I was asked to take on a role that, quite unexpectedly, required me to be an ‘Internal...
Alignment - Flying Geese
Business Alignment
Connect the dots!! What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear that?  Perhaps you...
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