The Nine Principles and the Pursuit of Excellence
The Nine Principles® are the guiding principles for improvement work for any organization that intends to be excellent. These principles set the behaviors and expectations for organizations to [...]
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Posted EP8: What if Your Boss is the Problem?
56% of American workers claim their boss is mildly or highly toxic. We all deserve to work for high performing leaders, but what can you do if this isn’t your experience at work? Do you grin and [...]
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Strategy Without Execution?
We know results are driven by strategy, structure and execution. Even with the best of structure and strategy, execution is crucial. When I was an instructional coach at a Title 1 school, we [...]
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Proactive Behavior Fosters Improvement
The most successful organizations have proactive leaders who focus on maximizing their own performance, which influences results throughout their team and the entire system. Proactive leadership [...]
Results Rollout: Why every organization should implement this process
What? We teach a results rollout process to our partners that leaders use to present survey results and collect input for action planning. The process also applies to any [...]