After the Plan: Growth Through Seamless Execution
Once the strategic plan is developed, organizations generally ride a wave of positive energy and momentum directly into the shore of a “now what?” reality. This is the critical point where theory meets action, and seamless execution becomes the final step to achieving growth. Doug Jaeger, CEO of Ulteig Engineers, shares more about his organization […]
Hey, Wait a Minute…
Hey, Wait a Minute… I Started a Consulting Business! I talked to Jeff Prouty recently about the basics of starting a consulting business. He actually made it sound, if not easy, at least possible. Here are some helpful pointers: ✓ Getting Started. Jeff began his own consulting business seven years ago by […]
Is it the war for talent or is it really about the race for leadership?
by Mike Felmlee Interview with Brian Mathiowetz, CEO of Mathiowetz Construction We’ve been talking about the war for talent for some time now. One of our manufacturing clients put it this way the other day, “We simply don’t have enough people for the jobs we have today. And, it’s only going to get worse.” Or, […]
Gen Z Expects Digital and Innovates Different(ly)
Two areas in which Generation Z — born 1995–2012 — demonstrates the maverick mindset include: leading in the digital world and innovating with higher expectations. David and Jonah suggested this is the first time the youngest generation is entering with the highest level of understanding in such a significant area — technology. Jonah describes Gen […]
RBG: A Legal and Cultural Maverick
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has led an unparalleled life of purpose in advancing equal rights and changing the entire landscape and world for American women. As I consider her inspiring life, I believe her being perseverant, unconventional and creative are the determining factors of her success and continued, long-lasting impact. Justice Ginsburg is uncommonly perseverant. […]
Tackle the ABCs of Business Decay
Any great leadership team recognizes that while strategic planning may begin at the top, it cannot live without moving it throughout all levels of the organization. Without a fully engaged workforce taking meaningful action, even the best strategies will falter at best. As you consider how to use your strategic plan to better engage the […]
Woodstock for Capitalists
This is what Warren Buffett appropriately calls his Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. My 77-year old shareholding mother was the impetus for my first pilgrimage to Omaha in May of 2018. It has been on her bucket list for a while, and when Jeff Prouty and his team said they had two spots open on their […]
The Story Behind the STRETCH
The Start: In 1985 (while living in Midtown Manhattan and working for PricewaterhouseCoopers), I went on an Outward Bound course in Maine. As part of our “solo experience”, I remember two quotes from our reading book: “A mind stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” “We wake up every […]
Nine Day Stretch Three Prouty L3 Participants Share Their Experience
The Prouty Project Leadership Development team created our own brand of L3 — Leading Self; Leading Others; and Leading the Business — and inspired an alchemy of awakening. These are the stories of three participants from our first two Prouty L3 cohorts. Mike Colby, Prouty L3/Cohort 1 Mike Colby, Head of Logistics Automation at SICK, […]
Why Strategic Plans Fail to Get Executed
It’s a tale we see all too often. We work with the members of a leadership team to create an inspiring and potentially transformative strategic plan, and they leave motivated to tackle the world. A few weeks later when the reality of daily business sets in, our conversations take a different tone. Inspiration quickly turns […]