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Strategy without execution is meaningless, and execution without engagement is impossible. Just think about it -- if you have a strategy and you don’t execute on it, who cares that you even had a strategy to begin with? Now is the time to figure out if your company is actually executing your strategy through people.

Believe it or not, along with discomfort comes opportunity – because we are forced to think in a new way and push ourselves to find a solution we didn’t see initially. And that’s the path to a breakthrough.

Collaboration is powerful. You just have to be wiling to loosen your grip on being right. You need to enter a conversation ready to receive others’ ideas and then layer your thoughts on top of them. By approaching a conversation this way, you’ll wind up with solutions you never thought of before.

We must change the way we think, speak, interact, and lead -- at work and home. I know how to help people change mindsets and behaviors, and I'm using these strategies to create a home where change isn’t just preached, but is part of who we are.

If your people don’t trust your leadership, then navigating a crisis and delivering future success become nearly impossible.

Jim Haudan speaks with Dr. Rick Lofgren, president and CEO of UC Health, and Charlie Piscitello, chief people officer at Acutus Medical, Inc. to get their thoughts as how leaders can best lead during challenging times.

On the third episode of the series, Gary Gray and John Baldoni share thoughts on meaningful ways on how to lead people through crisis.

Tune into the second episode of the series featuring Dr. Rick Lofgren and Charlie Piscitello, as they share their experiences navigating crisis.

Recently, Root Inc. co-founder Jim Haudan met via video conference with Jim Boomgard, president and chief executive officer of DAI: International Development, and Joe Morgan, seasoned CEO, advisor and strategist, to get their insights on leadership during the Covid-19 crisis.

Watch our on-demand webinar to gather tips to guide your strategy activation plan – one that gets quick results because it includes all your people.

The big differentiator is how leaders empathize, engage, motivate, and capitalize on their talents and knowledge in the face of adversity.

Today I'm discussing change & consistent CX. Today you need to either keep pace with change or risk failure. And when it coems to CX, organizations need to be consistent because the experiences created for customers are the pathway to success or failure.

The best chief strategy officers I engage with today are not only analytically brilliant, but they are also world-class storytellers and architects of change plans to evolve culture or build new organizational capabilities.

We asked members of the workforce to name their organization’s top priority for 2020. Are you helping your people connect the dots of your strategy ?

Creating change mindsets during financial downturns requires doubling down on engaging your people in your strategic priorities to maintain focus.

What kind of a decision-maker are you? Whether individual contributors, managers, or executive leaders, the decision-making process is very important.

There is a decision-making process that blends the need to make fact-based decisions with the urgency to act, while tapping the immense knowledge

Despite the well-documented power of storytelling, most leaders are just awful at telling stories. Learn seven ways to become a stellar storyteller now.