Energy as the Scarcest Resource

Clear on core values and mission…strong on culture…presence of strategic plan…high-performing board…outstanding leadership… clear policies…, competent technology. Many attributes define successful organizations. In the rosters of qualities of high performing groups, however, we seldom see a factor that may actually be the most important ingredient in predicting sustained success. The word...

Evolving into an “Outcome Guide”

When Consulting Just Doesn’t Fit the Narrative of Our Results First Work As a Results First leader, I am different than an every day consultant. I chose the term “Outcome Guide” for six specific reasons: Guiding is in a result context.  You don’t need a guide to wonder through a field or a forest—whether literal or figurative. You need a guide to reach a...