What the Heck Does a COO Do?
What the Heck Does a COO Do? On day sixty-one as the "not so new guy anymore," I joined our monthly institute-wide call to talk about...
Doland White
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
Your 2021 "DO MORE" Resolution List
It happens every year. We sit down and write our "do less" resolution list.
Doland White
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
What Are You Expecting?
Expectations are funny things. We set an outcome, or series of outcomes, in our mind and then expect those around us to meet or exceed...
Doland White
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
You Pivoted .. Now What?
The word - transformation - can be tricky to use. In a lot of cases, CxOs will cringe when a consultant walks through their gate
Doland White
- Sep 17, 2020
- 2 min
Did You Nail Your Foot to the Floor?
Remember being in elementary school and memorizing the "word of the week?"
Doland White
- Jul 25, 2020
- 3 min
The 6 M's of Business
Business does not have to be hard.
It just doesn't.
Doland White
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Truth About Spiders and Their Business
Now, as a Californian, one of my favorites is an orb weaver. On warm August mornings, I'll find them sitting in the middle of a big web that
Doland White
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
3 Tips to Building Your NEXT Leadership Team
There's an old adage. I'm not sure where I heard it from - but it's something like, "if you put three people in a room, and all three agree
Doland White
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
Managing the Changing Landscape of Work, Communication and Collaboration
Coronavirus is impacting not only health but stock market valuations, global travel, and a national run on basics (bottled water and toilet
Doland White
- Mar 10, 2020
- 3 min
3 Tips For Succeeding On Assignments
You made the promise to get your part of the project done. Remember? In all the flurry of excitement about accomplishing great stuff, YOU s
Doland White
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Right Role .. Wrong Person
As we grow our business, it's really easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget to look at people - not roles.
We know that we'll ne
Doland White
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
Straight Talk
It becomes more comfortable to use straight talk (a.k.a. candor) when you set expectations with the other person upfront. I often tell clie
Doland White
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
It's Not About You
We seek to help our clients or prospects solve things. We want them to buy our product or service because we know it will solve their proble
Doland White
- Jan 4, 2020
- 4 min
Are You Working In or On
If you are a leader in a multi-person company, you have a role that defines who you are and what you do. As that leader in your multi-perso
Doland White
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
I Resolve To..
We tend to frame our resolutions as goals. The "I resolve to x" statement that we put in writing and hang on the refrigerator door or bathro
Doland White
- Dec 26, 2019
- 4 min
Good Enough?
Good enough?
Doland White
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
Get Closure and More ...
“Stercus accidit.” ― David Hume
Doland White
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
Talk to Your Client
We are all insecure by nature, and at times everyone feels abandoned.
Doland White
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
Do What You say
We can, at times, commit to performing an action, deliver on a task, or add to scope without really intending to fulfill.
Doland White
- Dec 26, 2019
- 2 min
Set Expectations
Setting expectations is a fundamental part of any lasting relationship.