Leadership Transitions How to Do It Right 05/10 by Business Advisors | Blog Talk Radio.

The arrival of a new leader at the helm of a department, division, or organization typically follows the same ritual. The leader benefits from a few months of relative calm, the honeymoon period, where he or she is not expected to have answers yet or be fully effective. The clock is however ticking and the leader feels increasing pressure as the days go by.  The mature leader will know that this is the period to withhold judgment and decisions and explore as openly as possible the new situation. Meeting people one-on-one ads up to hours and weeks of exploration. The leader collects the many views, often in conflict, and has to decide for himself what is real. We commonly see transition periods stretching out to 6 months.

This process is not effective; our experience is that with the support of the organization, the new leader can be have a fully operational team in a matter of 3 months. Join us as we discuss a different approach.

Join us on March 1, 2012 at 11 am EST for a new episode of Strategies for Change:

Converting your Strategy into a Blueprint for Action 03/01 by Business Advisors | Blog Talk Radio.

In this episode, we discuss a simple proven approach to convert your strategic decisions into a blueprint for action rapidly. This is a critical step because for a strategy to be implemented, it needs to be understood by those that are to implement it. Why certain choices of direction have been made must be clear.  Yet if you leave it at that, most people will have a hard time reconciling how to get from where they are to where you want them to be. The high ideas of strategy will die on the “messy” realities of everyday issues. For everything to come together, the high level strategy has to be articulated into a blueprint for action drawn with the participations of implementers. The blueprint will identify initiatives in detail: what, by whom, when, milestones, etc. and check those tasks against the organization’s ability to deliver them with existing capacities.

Join us on February 2nd, 2012 at 2 pm EST on Blog Talk Radio

What is Rational Leadership 02/02 by Business Advisors | Blog Talk Radio.

What should a leader focus on? Sticking to the facts? Avoiding emotional time-wasters? Keeping on task?

Handling Emotional Conversations Productively 11/29 by Business Advisors | Blog Talk Radio.

Are you avoiding the conversations that are potentially emotional? Or are you repeating the same angry unproductive exchanges? What is it costing you personally and your organization? Is there a path other than fight or flight?

Join us on Wednesday 9 at 1 pm EST

Is a fun culture key to a company’s success 11/09 by Business Advisors | Blog Talk Radio.

Technology start-ups pride themselves in having the type of fun culture that attracts young talent.  As the companies grow, they experience that newcomers don’t necessarily have the same view of what fun is, and that, as new concerns emerge, new skills and new practices are required.  We explore what people value in a workplace, and what are the elements of a “fun” culture that are worth keeping.