by Beth Strathman | Mar 29, 2021 | decision-making, goal execution, identity, internal processes, leader, leadership, leadership skills, performance, team
Making decisions for yourself difficult. For teams, multiply the difficulty of decision-making even more! Not only do decision-making biases and pitfalls abound, but chances decrease of reaching a solid decision when the process used is found lacking. There are,...
by Beth Strathman | Dec 21, 2020 | adaptive leadership, alignment, assumptions, behavior, beliefs, change, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, credibility, focus and priorities, goal execution, leadership, leadership skills, strategic planning, strategy, success, tactics, values
A recent survey found that one of the top frustrations of CEOs is aligning strategy and people. This was interesting to me because of the amount of research and experience available to companies about strategy, change management, employee engagement, etc. Moreover,...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 27, 2020 | adaptive leadership, alignment, appreciation, behavior, collaboration, ego, executive, external processes, failure, fallibility, focus and priorities, goal execution, humility, internal processes, leadership, leadership skills, learning, mindset, performance, professional development plan, psychological safety, psychological safety, purpose, purpose & mission, self-awareness, success, team, team environment, team leader, vulnerability
In the U.S., most people are taught from an early age to be individually competent and independent. It’s no wonder that most of your employees have some difficulty in knowing how to work effectively within a team. Here are five things you can do to forge a collective...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 24, 2020 | collaboration, commitment, communication, ego, evolve, external processes, focus and priorities, goal execution, internal processes, leadership, learning, productivity, psychological safety, purpose, purpose & mission, team, team environment, trust
How does a sense of team emerge where the whole is prioritized over the individual, especially in Western cultures where the emphasis is on the individual? A team is a specific type of group where individuals come together to accomplish a shared purpose. In a team,...
by Beth Strathman | Jul 22, 2020 | adaptive leadership, assumptions, behavior, business, collaboration, corporate culture, failure, goal execution, leader, leadership, leadership skills, learning, management skills, micromanaging, performance, psychological safety, psychological safety, purpose & mission, success, team, team environment, trust
Failure happens when a desired or expected outcome doesn’t materialize. It can happen whether or not there was something you could have done about it, too. Whether the mistake is a small glitch or a major flop, failure often weighs heavily on you personally because...
by Beth Strathman | Apr 24, 2020 | adaptive leadership, assumptions, change, commitment, communication, corporate culture, credibility, ego, factions, goal execution, influence, innovation, integrity, leadership, leadership skills, listening, purpose, strategy
Difficult and uncertain situations often highlight weaknesses and failures in our habits, systems and practices. Energized by any “Eureka” moment, you might emerge from difficult situations as an evangelist for a new ideas or ways of doing and being. As you begin to...