“Think of being intuitive, innovative, and inspiring as guiding principles.”
As leaders, we are much like our prehistoric ancestors. They scanned the horizon for potential threats and opportunities, brought the tribe together to decide how to respond, and acted—often with life-or-death consequences. In this week’s Whatif? Wednesday Thought Letter: let’s consider the US election results and what’s next. Are you ready for what comes next […]
Kevin McKenzie 
“The price of change is often loneliness: five practical strategies to help you stay the course.”
While you’re evolving, you remind others they’re not; the typical response is silence. Congratulations! You’ve committed to unlocking your better leader and positively impacting your stakeholder group—the organization, people, customers, and investors. You’re getting coaching, adopting new behaviours and a healthier mindset based on continual growth and optimism. Well done on committing to a clear […]
“As leaders, we have the power to rethink the team unit.”
The best teams I’ve been part of embody a culture of individual accountability and collective responsibility—weak teams risk failing collectively to succeed individually. Leaders: It’s time to prioritize team purpose, mission, and trust. The impact team members can have on each other is not subtle; it’s significant. The team is the most essential unit of […]
“Overcoming the Barriers to a Responsibility-First Mindset”
Could we create an environment where horizontal thinking and focusing on long-term success is the norm? Last week’s Whatif? If Wednesday’s Thought Letter examined the barriers preventing leaders from fully embracing a responsibility-first mindset and horizontal thinking: The Innovator’s Dilemma, inertia, and individual fear of failure. This week, we explore three solutions to overcome these […]
“The Three Barriers that Prevent a Responsibility-First Mindset”
What if these barriers weren’t the roadblocks they seem to be but rather the starting point for transformational change? Building on last week’s discussion on the distinction between responsibility and accountability, let’s explore the barriers to a responsibility-first mindset. As noted, it takes horizontal thinking; adopting it isn’t without challenges. In discussions with leaders, I […]
“The Crucial Distinction: Accountability & Responsibility in Executive Leadership”
The risks associated with a singular focus on accountability are real. Organizations may meet quarterly targets, but long-term growth becomes compromised. We’re back from our summer break with a new Whatif? Wednesday Thought Letter. Who is responsible for the customer experience? Is it product development that designs the features and unique attributes? Or marketing, which […]
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Capability, compatibility, and copability – what matters most?
Capability may have gotten you the role, copability will decide your success. And copability is a function of compatibility.
Excellence, Experience, and Endurance and Winning the Long Game
In an uncertain and complex operating environment, organizations are challenged to meet short term expectations while trying to be purpose-driven and stakeholder focused.
Promise, performance, or peril? AI to the forefront
The nature of work will shift again, and we will need strong leadership to bring context and perspective to what we do to create meaningful stakeholder experiences.
Transition, transformation, and transcendence: what are you leading?
If there is one thing boards, CEOs, and leaders all agree on, it’s status quo is not a viable option.
What is a meaningful conversation?
We need meaningful conversations to better understand what makes a meaningful work experience.
Meaningful work, relationships, recognition, and the people experience
Virtually everyone I speak with expresses concern and frustration over losing key people they are trying to retain or hire, and the increasing costs of both.
Productivity, Creativity, Connectivity and Trade-offs
Increased productivity has also come at the expense of creativity.
Performance, growth, and learning cultures and questions to ponder
As the world and our operating environment continue to evolve, one constant is people’s desire for meaningful work and meaningful relationships, aligned with a sense of purpose. The more we embrace learning in its full sense, the more meaning we can create.
Friction, constraints, vulnerability, and horizontal thinking
We are in a unique moment in history, and we have a unique opportunity do something extraordinary.