by Anne C. Graham | Apr 17, 2019 | Creating Speed, Agility and Flexibility in Your Business
“Skate to where the puck is going, not to where it is” is widely known as Wayne Gretzky’s secret to success as one of the all-time hockey greats. Easy for him to say and do… harder for most businesses to put into practice because of all their moving parts. So how DO...
by Anne C. Graham | Apr 9, 2019 | Creating Speed, Agility and Flexibility in Your Business
I’ve been speaking with several CEOs recently about the difference between Operational Excellence, which is typically defined as a lean journey, and Enterprise Excellence, which is typically defined… not very well. This is the first of 2 articles that will help shine...
by Anne C. Graham | Mar 26, 2019 | Innovation that Sells
This month I’ve planted some seeds about innovation that I hope will inspire you to create “the next big thing” in your industry before your competitors do. I hear a lot of outdated beliefs at speaking events about what innovation is really all about; so, to finish...
by Anne C. Graham | Mar 20, 2019 | Employee Engagement and Retention
Try this fun exercise in your next meeting for an AHA! Moment that creates highly engaged employees: Ask each member of your team to pretend that they’re a travel agent. Simply tell your team “I want to go on a vacation and see beautiful sights with my spouse and 2...
by Anne C. Graham | Mar 12, 2019 | The Real Secret to Productivity
This time of year we often hear about the crisis of low productivity in North America linked to whatever the current economic woes may be, whether that’s competitiveness, exchange rates, or lagging GDP, with the accompanying plea that “somebody” needs to do something...
