Forward Thinking
Welcome to Forward Thinking, where we explore the ideas, insights, and strategies shaping the future of leadership, organizational change, and culture. This is where we share what we’re learning in the field—what’s working, what’s shifting, and what leaders need to be paying attention to. Grounded in practice and informed by research, our posts are designed to help you think more critically, act more intentionally, and lead more effectively in times of change.
Designing Our Retreat the Way We Ask Our Clients To
What happens when you design a leadership retreat the same way you ask your clients to? In this post, we share how starting with time, rather than topics, reshaped our annual leadership retreat. By framing the experience around looking back, looking forward, and looking at each other, we made intentional tradeoffs that protected clarity, connection, and momentum. This behind-the-scenes look explores the design decisions that turned limited time together into something that actually moved the work forward.
Don’t Just Send the Survey: Rethinking Stakeholder Engagement
Surveys are fast and scalable, but they're only one piece of the puzzle. This post explores how organizations can move beyond transactional data collection to create intentional engagement strategies - leveraging dialogue and nuance to build trust and foster shared ownership.
Rethinking ReOrgs
The call usually starts the same way: "We need a new org chart." But a reorg is rarely about structure alone. This post explores why a people-driven approach to organizational effectiveness is a better path to clarity and long-term impact than simply redrawing lines on a chart.