Resources

Traditional approaches to planning just aren’t effective in today’s world. The world is simply changing too fast. Too much time spent planning, and the opportunity for significant change is lost. Too much focus on working an old plan and force-fitting it into a new world, and the hopes and aspirations associated with that plan soon […]

If you are like 82% of corporate executives, a crucial concern that keeps you awake at night is “moving too slowly.”  Your dilemma—how to be nimble, quick and results oriented—was much like ours:  How to develop leaders to be nimble and quick and do it nimbly and quickly. Building Great Leaders in Micro Bursts of […]

2014 marked the third year for our Mindful Leadership Practices Survey.  This white paper reviews the result of this yearly assessment by leaders of their organizations capacity to sense and respond to changes in the environment in order to ensure long-term sustainability and success.  The Results are In – The 2013 Mindful Leadership Practices Survey

Our world is full of barriers and divisions. We live in cities that are broken down into neighborhoods, and neighborhoods into streets.  We work in organizations that consist of departments, divisions, branches, units and teams.  Our very bodies consist of systems each with different functions and parts. In order to organize and optimize, nature a […]

In a recent study, Take Charge took a look at the standard 360 assessment and researched a process for providing participants with more feedback, and feedback that was more valuable. Ria Hawkins writes about her latest findings and how to make these assessments most effective and useful.

Countless organizations spend thousands of dollars a year on coaching efforts, yet hardly any measure the affects, outcomes or even if their money was well spent.