Reading time: about 3 minutes. Since the killing of George Floyd, the world has turned its attention to the systemic social injustice woven into the fabric of many of our institutions. On June 11 this year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, acknowledged that “systemic racism is...
Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. Spain, New Zealand, and Thailand are beginning to relax lockdown. In Canada, provinces are preparing for some businesses to reopen. But that doesn’t mean we should expect pre-pandemic levels of business any time soon. The surge in unemployment means consumer demand...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. In this blog, I’d like to think about what the coronavirus can teach us about strategy. As I write this the virus is working its way around the world. The US has banned travel from most of Europe. All non-essential travel to...
Reading time: about three minutes Recently, I’ve been thinking about leadership in an M&A environment. Not from the position of the company doing the acquisition – after all to the business being bought out or merged with, the acquiring business holds all the cards. So this week...
I’ve never seen the research to back up the often quoted “70% of change projects fail” stat, but anecdotally I’ve come across enough examples of change that didn’t work to agree all’s not going smoothly in change land. Crack that problem and I’d say you’ve done...
New Year’s resolution beginning to weigh on you? Then maybe it’s time to give yourself a break. We’re not saying give up on your resolution (what kind of leadership consultancy would we be if we advocated that?). What we’re saying is what you already know: change...
Before we think about how to create buy in for change initiatives, let’s pause for a moment to think about how it’s commonly done. After deciding on a corporate strategy, companies often begin the task of aligning everyone on that strategy by getting people together, composing...
Leadership at all Levels is a simple concept that means just what it says. It’s about organising a business to allow all staff to lead in their sphere of influence regardless of the role they hold. Yes, you read that right: All staff. Too often the leadership...