The Emergent Leader: How just 16 Hours of Coaching Transformed a Deep Specialist
Most managers and leaders don’t understand how powerful coaching can be. It is often confused with mentoring or consulting, which, valuable though they can be, pale in comparison with the dramatic gains that happen during most coaching engagements. At a recent conference I led a…
Advertising’s Real Problem Is the Agency Commoditization Crisis
The work of great agencies is a curry that delights and inspires. But its constituent parts are mere commodities that lack magic
Is Management Bloat Inevitable When Companies Grow?
The hyperbolic sales pitch from quick-fix Agile providers misleads management…
How Marketing is Destroying Agile
The hyperbolic sales pitch from quick-fix Agile providers misleads management…
The Devastating Mistake First-Time Managers Make
Our societal notions of what managing looks like are pretty messed up. Despite…
Why It’s Hard to Make Agile Work
Agile sounds very simple — you can a “Master” of sorts in a two-day class — but….
Why Managers Shouldn’t Confuse Control With Authority
Agencies are filled with managers. We see ratios as high as 1:2 where for every two…
How Bad Management Is Taking Your Agency Hostage Every Day
If there is one thing that agency execs all nod their heads to, it is our assertion that…