• Why your leadership team keeps having the same meeting

    The problem is rarely the agenda. It’s that the team never resolved the thing underneath it — and no amount of process discipline will substitute for a decision nobody was willing to make out loud.

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    How to Assimilate a New Leader

    by Keith Hadley New Leader Assimilation We fully expect new leaders to succeed.  Their credentials, history and personality all speak to their potential and our optimism.  We find that the key to their early success lies in our ability to assimilate them into the executive team, align around strategy and rally to support them.  Here…

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    Mindset Shift on Accountability

    by Keith Hadley Thoughts from the Field (August 2023). Leaders of truly healthy organizations learn to simply think differently — and it impacts every aspect of their decision-making and actions. Therefore, the journey of Organizational Health involves a number of significant mindset shifts. One of the hardest things a consultant or coach must undertake is the changing…

  • Dreading That Hard Conversation? Take These Seven Simple Steps

    Someone on your team is struggling and you’re dreading the necessary, but hard conversation. You care about them and want to handle this with dignity and respect. Here’s what to do.  Assume the best, but prepare for the worst. Put yourself in the best position to both “enter the danger” and “speak the kind truth.” …