Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2016

It may sound counterintuitive, but the single biggest thing we can do to achieve stronger results with less burnout is to shut down worthy projects, teams, and task forces. Shutting down projects and prioritizing was key to Apple’s subsequent explosive growth. It’s a year from now and the project has succeeded; why did it work so well?”

After Action Review 50

After Action Review Rogers Contingency Plans Leadership 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

Make friends in the business development team so that you know about the big local client projects coming up and can volunteer for them early (no business travel!). If it takes a village to raise a child, your job is to build and manage that village the same way you would a project team at work. Manage the village.

Stress 14

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Listen… Before you react to the news, Spreitzer suggests you “listen carefully to what senior leadership is saying about what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what’s the hoped-for outcome.” Listen to and absorb what senior leadership says about why the reorg is happening. This project is ending.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Stress Uncertainty Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Top leaders tend to focus more on status updates than on contingency planning. This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. miragec/Getty Images.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9