by Julie Poland | Aug 27, 2018 | Life as a Leader, values, Vision and Strategy
Your company’s culture supports (or interferes with) the achievement of your strategic goals. Sometimes leaders are keenly aware that their culture is “broken.” They see the symptoms – reduced productivity, high turnover, or the dread even the...
by Julie Poland | Feb 20, 2018 | Growth and Change, Scaling Up, Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized
If you are not using daily huddles to synchronize your business, you are missing out on an important tool for scaling up. The huddle is a daily 5-10-minute stand-up gathering where key information is shared, progress assessed, problems identified, and good news...
by Julie Poland | Jan 16, 2018 | and Communication, Influence, Life as a Leader, Strategic Leadership
When you say that “people are our most important asset,” what do you mean? What’s behind the statement, “I’m going to visit my best client”? There has been a lot in the news lately about poor treatment of people (mostly women) in...
by Julie Poland | May 25, 2016 | Coaching, Growth and Change, Life as a Leader
If you are operating under the assumption that time management is a matter of techniques like handling paper only once, delegation, and checking off tasks on a list, you’re missing a bigger and more important aspect.. The crucial piece is your ability to...
by Julie Poland | May 4, 2016 | Life as a Leader, Process and Quality, Uncategorized
The spread of electronic technology makes you capable of speaking with people around the world, and even to see their faces while doing so. Digital photography enables someone to forward a shot to you instantly. You can have scores of deputies gathering information...
