by Ken Giffin | Dec 17, 2019 | corporate behavior, leadership, meeting management, productivity, strategic planning
The new year is right around the corner. Is your department really ready? Or what we think of as ready for the unveiling of new strategic plans and a flurry of shared PowerPoint slides, that possibly re-hash what you did last year? Stop right there. Before everyone...
by Ken Giffin | Oct 24, 2019 | leadership, operational efficiency, productivity, strategic planning
A recent article from McKinsey & Company highlights survey results that separate growth leaders from other leaders. That article, plus a number of client meetings, have us here at Corporate Path Leadership thinking about productivity, and specifically speed vs....
by Ken Giffin | Aug 22, 2019 | leadership, operational efficiency, productivity, strategic planning
As a child, summer was a wonderful time. Days were long and formal plans were scarce. The primary goal was to make sure to do whatever you want, and laze for as long as possible. At some point though, the dream of summer turned into a crash of the end of August and...
by Ken Giffin | Jul 23, 2019 | leadership, operational efficiency, productivity, strategic planning, team development
Agile is a proven framework in the world of development. The agile process helps development teams provide rapid responses and feedback to their projects, and it opens up opportunities to assess the project’s direction in the middle of the development cycle....
by Ken Giffin | Jun 20, 2019 | brainstorming, innovation, strategic planning, team development
One topic that comes up repeatedly for us at Corporate Path Leadership is lack of innovation. Complaints arise about an organization not being nimble enough, not having leaders that take risks, or ideas being killed before given a fair chance. The narrative often has...
by Ken Giffin | May 14, 2019 | corporate behavior, leadership, meeting management, productivity, strategic planning
Brainstorming ideas with a team can be a rewarding way to generate new ideas and stimulate energy for the entire group. On the flip side, if not done productively, it also can be a colossal waste of time and drain their energy. What’s the difference in outcome? Great...
