by Pamela Dennis | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Business Discipline, Execution Excellence, Goal Clarity, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Planning, Strategy, Time Management, Vision
“Work is getting in the way of thinking.” said a CEO I admire and fret about. And a bright, focused financial advisor wanting to grow her practice recently told me, “I keep putting off making my growth plan while I check off today’s to-do’s, thinking I’ll make time...
by Pamela Dennis | May 8, 2019 | Agility, Blog, Business Discipline, Change Adaptability, creating options, Entrepreneurs, Execution Excellence, Goal Clarity, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Merger & Acquisition, Merger Integration Planning, Pivoting Direction, Sailing as a Metaphor, Setting Direction, Speed of Execution, Strategy, Tacking Direction, Transitions
I love to sail. I’ve sailed in familiar places like off the coast of California and around the Caribbean, but also along Croatia, in the Whitsundays in Australia, and the throughout the Pontines (the islands off Naples). I escape from everything when I’m sailing....
by Pamela Dennis | Aug 22, 2018 | Agility, Blog, Business Interest Protection, Change Adaptability, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Merger & Acquisition, Merger Integration Planning, Organizational Health, Planning, Profitability, Protecting a Business, Selling a Business, Setting Direction, Speed of Execution, Strategy, Transferring ownership, Transitions, Values, Vision
Until my newest car, I always drove a five speed standard transmission vehicle. I liked its responsiveness in variable driving conditions. I believed I was more in control of my car, and I liked the feel and sound of the increasing revs as I shifted. I also believed I...
by Pamela Dennis | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Business Interest Protection, Change Adaptability, Encore, Futures, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Planning, Protecting a Business, Retirement, Selling a Business, Setting Direction, Start-Ups, Strategy, Transitions, Values, Visioning
Vision, mission, values, purpose — Huh? Too many leaders get sucked into endless word-smith battles about this set of words. Instead, what emerging and transitioning companies — as well as exit-planning business owners — need is a set of...
by Pamela Dennis | Mar 31, 2018 | Agility, Blog, Change Adaptability, Engagement, Growth, Leadership, Leadership Power, Mindsets, power, Protecting a Business, Speed of Execution, Strategy, Trust
Guest Blog by Gary Frank PhD, a colleague of many years that I continuously learn from with every cup of coffee or glass of wine. Pamela’s most recent blog, discussed engagement as a key lever for enhancing an organization’s capability. In her example,...
by Pamela Dennis | Mar 2, 2018 | Agility, Blog, Business Interest Protection, Car Love Affairs, Change Adaptability, Core Capabilities, cost of growth, Engagement, Entrepreneurs, Futures, Growth, Growth Challenges, Leadership, Meeting Goals, Profitability, Speed of Execution, Strategy, Transitions, Trust
Big audacious goals? Huge opportunities? Poised for take-off? You’ve got the market winds behind you and a product or service offering like nobody else’s. What’s to worry about? My thirty years’ consulting experience tells me that successful executives do worry, and...
