Leading the development of effective teaming…what works and what doesn’t

Teams judge leaders…and leaders judge teams.
It’s human nature.
If you’re a leader, it’s only because you’ve been part of an effective team first. Even so, you’re being judged on your performance every minute of every day.
So, what works in the development of effective teaming?
Firstly, my view is that…

Effective teaming means team-creation and management…. which [...]

Some golden insights for leaders…thinking about building a corporate blog

     a blog is a conversation opportunity…use it strategically to reinforce or defend the essence of your brand values

     don’t scrimp on the budgets to design, establish, launch and maintain your blog

     monitor your blog’s awareness… relative to competitors

     if the blog is going to be  truly interactive….be prepared for a substantial moderator effort…to delete [...]

Who should drive new product development?

In my view, the CEO should have a key driving role in new product development processes.
If customers are a business’s lifeline, then new product development is the store of lifejackets.
New product development is too important to be left to the marketers to enact. They can do the analyses…but the process management needs to be monitored [...]

Where’s the value in mentoring?

There’s a few areas where a mentor’s guidance and advice really makes a difference.

In ambiguous situations where the options  appear to  be exhausted and…all have significant downsides…a mentor’s experience can help you get a satellite view for a new perspective

When you know what needs to be done…but aren’t absolutely sure what the execution options and [...]

Too close to the truth?

Management teams can get too close to the truth…so that they miss the compelling strategic issues.
It’s usually because they’re so operationally focused…that they become part of the swirling change around them.
When you engage them in a strategic process to step back to see how the picture’s emerging, reality bites.
The ironic thing is [...]