– Bernie Kelly – Your leadership team was designed for the last wave… Can you look deeper on what it takes to reset for the next wave? While most leadership teams are looking elsewhere, the aware teams realise they may be the biggest barrier to the organisation successfully riding the […]
What’s NOT changing!
– Bernie Kelly – What’s NOT changing! A key insight to engaging teams and shaping industries. All this talk about disruption, change, and transformation is in our face on so many fronts. In 2021, a day doesn’t go by without reference to patterns of life and work being impacted – […]
Traction across strategic cycles
– Bernie Kelly – Traction across strategic cycles: a critical measure as cycles accelerate. The new Board and Executive had recently launched a ‘transformation’ program. There was considerable focus and promise of appropriate resourcing. This was a top priority and time was being made to engage teams for deployment at […]
REBOOTING the Strategic Risk conversation
– Bernie Kelly – REBOOTING the Strategic Risk conversation Sue, the CEO, looked around the table. Everyone had their heads down scrolling through email and their various messaging apps. Looking at their faces she could sense they were all sitting on a backlog of unread messages and discussions pulling for […]
Navigating from Current Concerns to Future Aspirations is key to leading transitions
– Bernie Kelly – Navigating from Current Concerns to Future Aspirations is key to leading transitions Claire, typically full of energy for the organisations purpose and vision, was visibly exasperated and exhausted. As she closed her office door gesturing for me to sit down, she let out a massive sigh. […]
Is that strength that has served me so well still useful?
– Bernie Kelly – Is that strength that has served me so well still useful? When we find something that works, really works, it is natural for us to keep using that strength. A strength repeatedly used becomes stronger. Eventually it becomes so strong we do not even need to […]
Industry benchmarks are limiting your next move
– Bernie Kelly – Industry benchmarks are limiting your next move Leadership teams own the frame through which networks perform. The selected measures and targets frame our potential to be a transformational network. Now is not the time to default return to established industry benchmarks. In times of significant shifts, […]
Evolution or revolution
– Bernie Kelly – Evolution or revolution – either way you better get moving to avoid disruption. Within leadership circles, there is debate about whether the industry is going through evolution or revolution. Don’t let conversations on evolution fool you that it is going to be more comfortable. Did you […]
Create the future, don’t rehash the past
– Bernie Kelly – Create the future, don’t rehash the past – Now is the time to provide space for ‘feed-forward’ with your teams There is a lot going on adapting to immediate constraints, gaps, and changes. Online meetings, check-ins, chase-ups, emails, watching the news and following social media updates, immediate […]
Be clear on your fitness for the horizons.
– Bernie Kelly – Be clear on your fitness for the horizons. Right now the industry is transitioning on multiple horizons. Right now the industry is transitioning on multiple horizons. Susan, recently hired by the Board to lead a transformative agenda, shares her frustration with me that despite the successful […]