Thriving In Dynamic Times: Turning Headwinds Into Tailwinds Part 4: Operational Efficiency – Busting the Bureaucracy

Build Organizational Muscle. As context and for convenience, here’s the original overview post in full. Picking up with the focus of this post… the key is to have a plan, know what you would do and use the crisis to advance your strength and capability. If you don’t, you’ll be weaker and hamper the resilience […]
Thriving In Dynamic Times: Turning Headwinds Into Tailwinds Part 3: Build Organizational Muscle – Reshaping the Workforce

Build Organizational Muscle As a good leader, you probably already have a good idea about upgrading the organization and a plan for improving your internal productivity. A crisis, most times, gives you license to accelerate those plans. No doubt you’ll be given financial targets to hit. Try not to have a knee jerk reaction and […]
Thriving In Dynamic Times: Turning Headwinds Into Tailwinds Part 2: Shaping Demand

Shape the Demand for Business Response & Strategic Value. This is a critical moment with an opportunity to really change the game – from what’s “important now” to what’s “urgent now and strategic over time”. The external forces and immediate business needs will dictate that you are responsive with some things necessary to scale and […]
Thriving In Dynamic Times: Turning Headwinds Into Tailwinds

Most nations and enterprises have had to endure a number of crises over the decades. Some have been massive, like the financial meltdown of 2008, or a targeted tragedy like 9/11, or even a regional hurricane. As a CIO, I experienced them all and several others in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The current Coronavirus […]