by David Barrett | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Leadership
I was chatting with a friend a few days ago and he made an interesting statement. He said “As you know, I never accept the status quo. I am always looking for the best way to get it done – not the same way.” And then I was presenting one of my keynote speeches last...
by David Barrett | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog, Everyone, Leadership
I was talking recently about someone in my professional life who I am really proud of. Besides the fact that she is a friend and her success is great news, her success is even more special because I think I played a partial role in it. As a leader or manager, this...
by David Barrett | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog, Leadership, Strategy Execution
The future of the organization was set. After many months of research, reflection and decision making, it was decided that the right path was to acquire our primary competitor. They were open to the idea, the market seemed ready for a larger and stronger player,...
by David Barrett | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Leadership, Project Management
I do a lot of speaking and training with managers who are looking forward to positions of leadership in the future. As we work through the obstacles we face in our journey, one of the toughest seems to be our ability to delegate. Delegation is difficult for three...
by David Barrett | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, Leadership, Strategy Execution
I was working with the leadership team of an organization recently and we were addressing the gap between strategic planning and strategy execution. I posed a series of questions to them to help me identify where their strengths and weaknesses lie in this area and one...
by David Barrett | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy Execution
“Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts.” It seems the term synergy comes from multiple roots that all lead to the words “working together”. When I work with leadership teams on strategy execution, we will try...
