From Data Tricks to True Transformation: A Response to McKinsey’s Organizational Health Analysis

Alicia Parr February 3, 2025

McKinsey’s recent article, “Healthy Organizations Keep Winning, but the Rules Are Changing Fast,“ makes bold claims about the nature of organizational health. Yet, despite its ambition, the methodology it uses relies heavily on correlation without exploring the deeper causal mechanisms that drive success. For senior leaders in smaller businesses, startups, and nonprofits—those at the forefront

the year 2024 with visualization of confusion

Are You Ready for 2024?

Alicia Parr January 1, 2024

Do we really know what awaits us all in 2024? Forecasting the future is a popular pastime, but boy is It hard to get these guesses right. Sure, we know some things. We observe some things. We’ve seen this pattern before. This is important information. But we are fallible humans. We fool ourselves about what

Employee Wellbeing as a Top Business Strategy

Kelly Gangl February 19, 2023

Wellbeing has become an important element to consider in today’s workplace. Wellbeing is defined as the overall mental, physical, emotional, and economic health of employees. According to recent research, wellbeing is influenced by various factors such as employees’ relationships with co-workers, their decisions, and the tools and resources to which they have access. According to

The Difference Between Interesting and Important

Alicia Parr January 2, 2017

Hello CEOs, Presidents, and CXOs. Hello people in positions of authority to make far-reaching decisions. Now think of something interesting related to your business. You have it in your mind now? See it? See how you’d like to solve it? OK. Now, is that thing important? Of course it is! Maybe it is. Is it?

You’re Probably Wasting Money on Leadership Development

Alicia Parr June 19, 2016

Business leaders I know react one of two ways to this statement. Ha! It goes to show what you know. We don’t bother with that fluff. We’re too busy working. Our leaders learn on the job. No way! We know how important it is to equip our new leaders with how to do things. We

Egos are Good

Alicia Parr March 28, 2016

Egos are good. I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute. (Warren Buffett) That’s interesting. But what about humility, today’s uber-meta-necessary silver bullet of awesome leadership? The thing we all want to be, humblebragging aside, but can’t really call ourselves.

Managers are Accountable for Employee Performance

Alicia Parr February 15, 2016

Let’s talk about being a manager. I’m not just a manager, I’m a leader! So you say. Now don’t go spreading yourself too thin. There’s more to this manager thing than you know. Remember what I said in Truth #8 about performance reviews? I said that you, as a manager, are responsible for the performance

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