Gartner research has shown that a truly adaptive strategy approach is consistent with four core practices designed to move the enterprise from a rigid, top-down, calendar-based process to a more adaptive, event-driven strategy. “Enterprises that can spot new opportunities earlier and respond more quickly than their competitors are the ones most likely to succeed in […]
Archives for 2021
3 Steps to Sustainable Diversity and Inclusion Strategies
Organizations that implement long-term D&I strategies can see significant improvements, such as a 20% increase in organizational inclusion, which translates to a 6.2 percent increase in on-the-job effort, a 5% increase in employees’ intent to stay with the organization, and a nearly 3% increase in individual employee performance. Gartner advises three steps for organizations to […]
Cornerstone Group Appointments
ATLANTA, Ga. Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 – Cornerstone International Group, a global executive search organization, today announced changes in its leadership team. Edwin Yeo of Cornerstone Singapore is appointed Chair of the Asia-Pacific Region, effective January 1, 2022. Diego Cubas of Cornerstone Lima is appointed Chair of the Latin America Region (LATAM) effective immediately. Cubas […]
4 Proven Strategies That Keep HR Relevant
The role of the HR professional has changed dramatically along with the workforce and the economy. Tomorrow’s HR leaders will need to be bigger, broader thinkers and tech-savvy. They’ll have to be nimble enough to deal with an increasingly agile and restless workforce. To proceed, HR departments must align and commit to strategies and initiatives […]
Developing Yourself and Others: A Key Element of EI
People use social skills to communicate and interact with others, both verbally and non-verbally. These are the fundamentals of a positive and healthy relationship. As a leader, you’ve probably heard expressions like “walk the talk”, “role model”, and “be the example”. As it describes the leadership position and the responsibilities it entails. The purpose of […]
Six Ways To Accomplish More As A Leader
The best leaders among us think big. Visionary leaders create a future that seems impossible to others. Think Kennedy, who sent a man to the moon or Steve Jobs, who imagined the iPod and iPhone, which would transform the way we communicate with one another. There are everyday heroes who make big, audacious, impossible things […]
Leaders Can Cultivate True Employee Empowerment
Google, Disney, and Four Seasons are all well known for empowering their employees. Four Seasons was even awarded Fortune’s 2017 “Great Place of Work Legend” as its employees named it employer-of-choice for the twentieth year in a row. The company has been recognized for going above and beyond to empower its employees. As more and […]
Reinvent your role as a leader or fail
We all love to read the dynamics of success. But the author has found that the greatest lessons come from examining failure. The author found that C suite executives are vulnerable to career failure when they are in the midst of one of these three common transition scenarios. Leap into leadership role: The transition to […]
The Five Pillars of Strategy and Execution
According to the 2020 Gartner Execution Gap Survey, 40% of executives think their enterprise accountability and leadership are not aligned on strategy execution. Many executive leaders don’t have a documented three- to five-year business strategy. The enterprise may exist in certain cases, but it hasn’t been adequately communicated with business and functional executives. In other circumstances, […]