Diagnosing initiative failure via dada and a break-up text to the Board
In the last two months, I have spoken to three different directors about strategy execution failing.
Organisation stuck? Wiggle your elbow
Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed and the NFP Stack
Going nowhere - blame the hamster or the wheel?
When the new CEO is having Board conversations that all agree are “… full of sound and fury, signifying nothing…”
When reality at the bottom looks like failure from the top
The new strategy was launched six months ago with a CEO roadshow and big A2 posters in the break room.
The map most boards are missing (or, the conversations no-one is having)
The NFP map is a tool to help Boards and Management understand the full system they’re operating inside - purpose, hierarchy, rhythm and ownership
Interim vs Permanent
Leaving an interim CEO role after 15 weeks and handing over to the permanent CEO yields lessons on the differences between permanent and interim roles.
Leading from the middle - when Exec aren't driving
A great question emerged in conversation with two clients recently: “is our Executive the right place to focus for developing our capability?”
Think 'grasshopper' for Transformational change
Organisational transformation is often described as moving from 'start' to 'end' through one complex, messy and challenging stage.
Strategy lessons from a hui
Kia ora. Last week, I was privileged to attend a hui in Aotearoa New Zealand.