by Chris Edwards | Nov 13, 2018 | Execution, Strategy
The old adage “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there” reminds us that action without direction can be a fruitless endeavor. Without a plan, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to achieve our goals within a given timeframe. This is why the...
by Chris Edwards | Jul 17, 2018 | Team
Most business leaders are on two teams, the team they’re on and the team they lead for the team they’re on. For example, many top-level business leaders are members of their company’s senior leadership team and lead one of their company’s key business functions (e.g.,...
by Chris Edwards | Mar 1, 2018 | Leadership
As most business leaders know, to be successful their companies need to process driven. They need clearly defined processes in place to manage engineering, manufacturing, distribution, sales, marketing, accounting, etc. Yet, many business leaders fail to recognize...
by Chris Edwards | Nov 29, 2017 | Execution
Friction Slows Companies Down, Alignment Speeds Them Up Success in business is a function of eliminating the friction that slows companies down and building and maintaining the alignment that speeds them up. As with mechanical things business alignment is a front-end...
by Chris Edwards | Jul 12, 2017 | Leadership
When you probe to understand why companies underperform, it is not uncommon to find it’s because they are over managed and under led. One of the major contributors to this reality is that most business education and training focuses on the technical aspects of...
