by Julie Poland | Aug 23, 2018 | Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized, Vision and Strategy
Yes, it’s that time of the year again – you’re not far from the 4th quarter and perhaps feeling the pressure of annual revenue and profitability targets that are not assured to be a done deal. Now next year’s budget is already looming on your...
by Julie Poland | May 29, 2018 | Life as a Leader, Scaling Up, Strategic Leadership, values
Do you have the team you need to grow your biz? Do you have people who understand the business and the market? Do they know how to engage your employees for optimal efficiency and effectiveness? Are the members of your inner circle committed to the company’s...
by Julie Poland | Feb 13, 2018 | Growth and Change, Life as a Leader, Scaling Up, Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized
Growth is good, right? It is validating to see the business that you started from a seed growing into a sturdy thing. Growth is a sign that you have done a lot of things right – discovering a need in the market, finding and retaining customers, producing a...
by Julie Poland | Feb 5, 2018 | Life as a Leader, Scaling Up, Strategic Leadership, Vision and Strategy
Within every 1-year, 3-year, or longer plan is a series of 13-week races. Just to be clear from the outset, we are NOT advocating a shift to a quarterly mindset that results in leadership myopia. You have to maintain the longer context to make sure that you are not...
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...
