“Everyone is trying to find the quick, easy solution,” I heard from one network member recently. “It doesn’t exist.”When things are hard, we look for something that will make the pain go away fast, like pulling our hand out of the fire. But sometimes the hard points...
I had a conversation with a Network member the other day about margin stacking. Margin stacking is the cost or profit margin that each member of the supply chain contributes to bring a product to the end user. That’s the official definition. I am thinking about an...
I think this statement perfectly sums up much of what I have been hearing in the Network recently. While the last year has been a time of tremendous creativity, not all of the ideas that we come up with are good ones, and I would suggest even good ideas can be too...
This statement comes from a Network member leading in higher education. Among all of the changes he and his constituents are currently experiencing, this is the primary one he is focused on. How does he know to focus on this? He knows because he spends time listening...
If only we all had a crystal ball. It would be so easy to know what to do next in every situation. One of my clients told me the other day that the most helpful thing we could do for her organization is figure out what they should do next. As leaders, how do we do...
When I was a kid, I dreamed of being able to fly as my superpower. Imagine the possibilities in being able to go anywhere, at any time, simply by soaring into the air! Today the only way I can fly high above the clouds is to get on a plane. I imagine many of us wished...
