by Cary Matthews | Mar 14, 2024 | coaching, Organizational Health, Success
“They’re a well-coached team.”If you watch college football (or your team sport of choice), you’ve heard this assessment before, most likely talking about a winning team. What does that look like? – Every position on the team knows their...
by Cary Matthews | Feb 6, 2024 | change, Fractional COO, Success
“Begin with the end in mind.” Sometimes “The End” is a scary thing to think about. Not always – the end of a bad situation or rough period of time can be something we look forward to. But often the simple uncertainty of something coming to a close is enough to cause...
by Cary Matthews | Feb 6, 2024 | Fractional COO, Growth, Integrator, Strategy
Growth is good – until it isn’t. If you grow too fast, you can damage your brand, compromise your product, and burn out your team. Good growth is managed and planned. Let’s look again at a lesson from recent history. Toyota has long been recognized for their...
by Kevin | Feb 6, 2024 | Accountability, change, Culture, Fractional COO, Leadership, Organizational Health
If you don’t believe that management and culture make a difference in your company’s success, you are wrong. Let me give you an example from Toyota that I learned about from a recent podcast. When Toyota was making their first moves to manufacturing in the US, they...
by Kevin | Feb 6, 2024 | Culture, Fractional COO, Integrator
I recently received an email from a new vendor telling me they were going to miss an appointment. I couldn’t have been happier. Not the usual response, is it? The vendor was making a schedule change for all clients due to weather conditions. They informed me of...
