ORGANIZATIONAL NUGGETS

innovative thoughts for organizations and individuals

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I’m With You

I’m With You

“Now, more than ever, leadership is about making sure our colleagues…

Tell Me More

Tell Me More

“When your ideas are threatened and you feel defensive, actively…

A Hungry Mind

A Hungry Mind

“If you don’t have a hungry mind, you shouldn’t be a leader…

Better Than Before

Better Than Before

“The one question to ask yourself after every interaction: Did I leave…

Minus the Crisis

Minus the Crisis

“Businesses had to think and act fast to repurpose assets, talent, resources…

Create Impact!

Create Impact!

“We have demonstrated that we know how to deliver a financial impact…

Later? Ok

Later? Ok

“Recognition is a lagging indicator, and new opportunities with greater…

The Next Normal

The Next Normal

“Rather than embracing and learning to thrive in the ‘new normal’ – whatever…

Disruptive Change

Disruptive Change

“[Be] nimble, with the agility to adjust quickly to changing circumstances…

Present, but Absent

Present, but Absent

“Real time responsiveness is often the distinguishing factor between a plan…

It’s a Process

It’s a Process

“They take a lifetime of practice, of learning from their mistakes and their…

Keep Learning

Keep Learning

“If your organization is only as smart as the person sitting at the top, the…

Don’t Be Afraid

Don’t Be Afraid

“Don’t be afraid to fail in public,” he told her. “Failing, it’s one of the things…

Don’t Wait!

Don’t Wait!

“It is critical to live in the moment as opposed to waiting until we get through…

Create the Space

Create the Space

“Creating the space to genuinely listen to someone else matters more…

It Benefits Everyone

It Benefits Everyone

“Listening and setting goals across our economy are critical steps to moving…

Use It!

Use It!

“We all want to be heard. But, if we don’t have the courage to speak, we…

Enlisting Support

Enlisting Support

“You have to learn on the job. You have to make the most of your…

Stay and Think

Stay and Think

“We think deeply inside the box. We take what we have, and we use it in…

Unleash Your People

Unleash Your People

“Leadership, at its core, isn’t about you. It’s about how effective you are…

Space and Autonomy

Space and Autonomy

“Trust in the people you hire. Customers, colleagues and other stakeholders…

Unpack Complexity

Unpack Complexity

“The world is a dizzyingly complex place. What we need are leaders…

Test and Fail

Test and Fail

“Test ideas by experiment and observation. Build on those ideas that…

Tone and Substance

Tone and Substance

“There is no rulebook for leadership during a life-threatening global crisis…

Essential Skills

Essential Skills

“‘Soft skills’ are far too important to be called soft… these non-technical…

New Challenges

New Challenges

“We must all think innovatively and continually build and flex new muscles…

Open and Honest

Open and Honest

“I’m a big believer in something I learned from a mentor many years ago…

Be the Example

Be the Example

“It strikes me that these troubling times call for us all to be leaders…

A New Day

A New Day

“Yearning for yesterday’s success only keeps you from finding… 

Free Your Mind

Free Your Mind

“While our lives may currently have increasing boundaries — our minds…

Better Than Normal

Better Than Normal

“With greater resilience skills also comes the capacity to build something…

Defining Moments

Defining Moments

“The big question is: How will you and your organization be remembered…

Before You Speak

Before You Speak

“As a leader, it’s important to recognize that the higher you go in the organization…

Failure and Innovation

Failure and Innovation

“To me, experimenting and failing are an integral part of creativity and innovation. If you…

Build the Community

Build the Community

“It’s up to the leaders of those businesses to build a community where it’s easy…

Authentic Gratitude

Authentic Gratitude

“Leaders who develop empathy for others are great enablers of authentic…

Simply Good Business

Simply Good Business

“Diversity isn’t just nice, it’s necessary. It drives new – and better – thinking while fueling…

Next Practices

Next Practices

“Borrowing best practices doesn’t create the best companies … Much better to focus on ‘next…

It Takes Time

It Takes Time

“Trust is not earned through grand symbolic gestures; it forms steadily and continuously over…

Very Best Leaders

Very Best Leaders

“The very best leaders, the bosses we all love to work for, are accessible, open, supportive and tuned…

Take the Risk

Take the Risk

“The tech industry thrives on disruption and rejection of the status quo…

An Opportunity

An Opportunity

“You shouldn’t assume someone can’t change if they’ve never been given the chance…

The Right People

The Right People

“It’s like any great team – if you get the wrong kind of people together, they don’t win…

Stronger Teams

Stronger Teams

“Saying ‘thank you’ when someone lends you a hand is good manners. But it might be a lot more than that.”

Time to Soar

Time to Soar

“The best leaders recognize when to guide others to solve their problems and allow them the… 

Face-to-Face

Face-to-Face

“It is important to recognize the vital role face-to-face conversation has in our lives. While technology…

Systematic Assimilation

Systematic Assimilation

And if you don’t systematically assimilate them into your culture, you are going to assimilate into their culture.”

Giver or Receiver?

Giver or Receiver?

“The highest performers are those who are generous, freely giving help, aid, and assistance to others—and who ask for…

Go First

Go First

“Often, people are apprehensive when faced with a new idea or direction. It’s scary to think that the boss may…

Shorter Work Hours

Shorter Work Hours

“Shorter hours may not compromise output. Shorter hours may involve lower labor costs…

Embrace the Changes

Embrace the Changes

“Realize that how you view the future shapes how you act today, and how you act today shapes your future…

Working Differently

Working Differently

“We’ve got to do something about unlocking talent,… you have to do it in a one-size-fits-one [model.]

Solve the Problem

Solve the Problem

“Brainstorm sessions often have little follow-through because the point is usually to involve the team rather than solve the problem.”

Far and Wide

Far and Wide

 “You should share your ideas far and wide so that smart people can poke holes in them and make…

Delegate Until It Bleeds

Delegate Until It Bleeds

“Stop checking so often. You may think you’re being helpful but no one else does. Trust your team’s abilities…

The Differentiator

The Differentiator

“Communicating in simple language and connecting with people is a differentiator. How do you constantly simplify…

Check Engine Light

Check Engine Light

“We have to create our own and know when to pay attention to it. If you dread getting out of your…

Driven By Purpose

Driven By Purpose

“My bet is that it’ll be the businesses that embrace a larger mission for their work – the ones driven by a purpose to…

Adaptability Is Key

Adaptability Is Key

“More than any other competence, adaptability differentiates leaders in highly tumultuous industries.”

There is a Difference

There is a Difference

“Recognition is about giving positive feedback based on results or performance. Appreciation, on the other hand, is about…

Many Layers

Many Layers

To find the real problem, you need to peel the layers back by listing the components of the problem to…

Finish Strong

Finish Strong

“If we became obsessed with always coming out on top in the short term, we could be compromising our ability…

I Trust You

I Trust You

“It’s about creating the psychological safety that encourages people to be open and honest in what they share, and to…

Not So Loud

Not So Loud

“We have seen fraud and maybe fraud committed because the perpetrator was loud and drowned out the critics, swayed the…

Friends Bind Us

Friends Bind Us

“Relationships are also vital to retain employees, something that is becoming harder and harder to do… people are 60% more…

Inspired and Creative

Inspired and Creative

“You’re more inspired and creative when you’re in these new, different environments. You build a global perspective…

Worthy Rivals

Worthy Rivals

“We have to stop thinking of other players as competitors to be beaten and start thinking of them as worthy…

Make the Investment

Make the Investment

“No star employee wants to stay at a company that doesn’t appear to value them. And even if an employee…

Impartial Nor Infallible

Impartial Nor Infallible

“Data is neither impartial nor infallible; it is often the result of judgments and biases held by the gatherers…

Being Fearless

Being Fearless

“We risk failing by being afraid to do things out of our comfort zone. The fear of being embarrassed, or…

Making Work Fun

Making Work Fun

“Humor in the workplace isn’t about making work funny, or being the funniest person in the office. It’s about making…

Key for Success

Key for Success

“Many of the most successful companies do something so well that it – to some degree – changes the landscape of…

Introspection

Introspection

“The really hard work is the introspection ⁠— to look at what kind of a leader you are and want to be…

Key to Success

Key to Success

“How things are decided is so important that the process could be the key indicator as to the potential success…

Your Move

Your Move

“Be prepared to take a risk when the opportunity presents itself. Don’t dither. Imagine the clock is ticking by the…

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