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Are We Driven More by Instinct or Insight?
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: Instinct can help us recognize a pattern quickly, but recognition is not necessarily understanding. The danger begins when the speed with which we recognize a problem becomes evidence that we understand it. Much of what we do begins before we have fully thought about it. We sense…
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The Myth of the One Formula for Business Success
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal Post in two sentences: There is no single formula for business success because every business is shaped by its own people, timing, strengths, constraints and circumstances. The real work is to pay attention to what your business is showing you and discover the truths that are unique to it. There is…
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Why “One Size Fits All” Decision Training Fails
There is value in teaching and training leaders to become more effective in areas like decision-making, communication, delegation, negotiation, strategic planning, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and execution. Organizations need these things. Teams function better when leaders can slow down enough to evaluate options, regulate reactions, ask better questions, and avoid making decisions from pure panic…
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You Can’t Deliver Meaning When You’re Chasing Attention
There’s a dangerous shift happening in how we create, speak, and show up.It’s subtle — almost noble at first. We call it “building visibility.” We say we’re “being consistent.” But if you peel back the layers, most of us are really just trying to be seen — at any cost. We’ve mistaken attention for connection.…
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Are you an Expert?
In the world of work someone is called an expert if: Or expert status is measured by the number of clients you have. The more clients – the greater your expert status! The dictionary definition talks about knowledge and skill, so you might be called an expert if: I prefer to use the definition from…
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