Are Your Organization’s Policies Helping or Hurting Your OC?

I often get asked by clients, “How do I create policies that will support the Organizational Culture (OC) I am trying to develop and maintain?” As with most things culture, the answer is simple, but not simplistic. Let me give you an example. Recently we had a client...

Is Your Succession Planning Process from the Middle Ages?

It wasn’t long after my husband and I moved to Tennessee that we realized our beloved Quarter Horses weren’t going to cut it. All our friends rode gaited horses and when we would travel together their horses would leave us in the dust – literally. So, one...

Goal Setting, Accountability and Hiring, Oh My!

You’ve started the year off by reviewing your strategic plan and setting S M A R T goals to ensure you have a specific, measurable action plan to achieve the strategic plan. You’re also beginning to use positive accountability to drive results and...

Beware the Devastating Effects of Inappropriate Accountability

Yesterday I posted a blog on accountability and its effect on achieving results. During that blog I emphasized the difference between the traditional, punitive definition and The Oz Principle definition that empowers people to take personal ownership for achieving...