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Pandemic Lessons Learned: 5 Things I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago

It’s December 2019, and you’ve just been given a crystal ball. As you look into the future, what do you do? Buy toilet paper in bulk? Invest in hand sanitizer stock? Squeeze in one last vacation before the world shuts down? Believe it or not, it’s been five years since

Optimizing remote capability building efforts

Virtual Training: 4 Ways to Optimize Your Remote Capability Building Efforts

Using these 4 levels of learning as a guide, you can develop and measure your virtual training efforts to ensure you get the most out of the time and funds invested.

Where have all the worker's gone?

Where Did All the Workers Go? (And How the Right Strategy Will Attract Them)

Why does it seem that everyone is struggling to find workers? These insights and tips can help your organization find and keep workers in these post-pandemic times.

Is Your Matrix Organizational Structure Ready for the New Normal?

Is Your Matrix Organizational Structure Ready for the New Normal?

As we move into a new era of remote work, employees and managers in a matrix organization should revisit workplace expectations to ensure the organization continues to function effectively.

Every cloud has a silver lining, and 2020 is no exception.

Silver Linings: Lessons We’ve Learned in 2020

Many people look forward to putting a difficult year behind them, while others see this year as a period of positive changes and opportunities. Look for the silver linings in the lessons of 2020.

Identify your personal warning lights to increase resiliency

Increasing Resiliency: How to Identify & Resolve Personal Warning Lights

If 2020 has left you feeling depleted of your normal energy and vitality, here are four ways to recharge your battery to provide the resiliency needed to lead your organization into 2021.

Organization design team rethinking customer transactions for a virtual environment

Rethinking Customer Transactions for a Virtual Environment

Interacting with customers in a virtual environment has become the new normal. Businesses can thrive by using organization design tools and principles to redesign their customer transactions for a virtual world.

Learning from the 2020 roller coaster ride

Learning From the 2020 Roller Coaster: 5 Ways to “Buckle In” for 2021

While the year 2020 taught business leaders the true meaning of uncertainty, the lessons learned through those challenging experiences can enable new strategies. Here are five considerations that may impact your organization’s ability to thrive in 2021.

Executives must modify the footprints of their organizations in these changing times

Modifying Your Footprint for Changing Times

To keep pace with changing times, leaders must re-think the entire footprint of how their organizations are structured and how they operate.

Recipe for Success: How 3 Organization Design Principles Helped a Business in Crisis

Recipe for Success: How 3 Organization Design Principles Helped a Business in Crisis

The last few months have been difficult for all organizations. In this environment, the value of understanding how to align strategy, capabilities and tradeoffs/choices is more important than ever.