by Dr. Z | Nov 25, 2024 | Learning, Strategy
It happened. My first motorcycle wreck. Now I know what you’re thinking and it didn’t happen that way. I wasn’t riding recklessly or fast. I didn’t even get cut off from another driver who was texting. My accident was less like a scene from Mission Impossible and more...
by Dr. Z | May 20, 2022 | Execution, Organizational Structure, Strategic Execution, Strategy
If your company underwent drastic changes in its strategy or operating model during the past 2 years, you are not alone. Back in 2020, garment companies started to produce face masks, and appliance manufacturers churned out respirators. Not every CEO made such...
by Dr. Z | May 3, 2022 | Culture, Strategic Execution, Strategy
If there is one positive consequence of the pandemic, it is how companies have become more thoughtful about their culture. In the dark days of 2020, business owners and CEOs sought the right balance between empathy and expectation for performance, leading them to...
by Dr. Z | Apr 20, 2022 | Communication, Execution, Retention, Strategy
You can boost your employees’ morale with a clear strategy. Clarifying your strategy and communicating it to employees can help them focus on the future, renew their purpose, and focus on what matters. Who Needs a Strategy Anyway? Business strategy has become a rare...
by Dr. Z | Apr 4, 2022 | Alignment, Strategic Execution
If you are reading this, chances are that you are adapting your business to be more digital. In her groundbreaking study led by Harvard and Salesforce during the pandemic, famed innovation expert Linda Hill asked 1,700 executives: 97% said that their companies would...
