by Adriana McLane | Dec 22, 2025 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we explored why traditional strategy feels broken and how the Anchor, built on purpose alignment, creates internal stability when everything outside is shifting. In Part 3, we turn to your Armor: the three adaptive capabilities that...
by Adriana McLane | Dec 10, 2025 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
When external conditions move faster than traditional planning can absorb, purpose becomes the organization’s internal stabilizer. Clarifying purpose at the organizational, team, and individual levels creates alignment, confidence, and momentum even when the future...
by Adriana McLane | Dec 2, 2025 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
Leaders across industries are quietly frozen, postponing big decisions while waiting for clarity. But that clarity isn't coming. This three-part series introduces a practical framework for creating stability and momentum when the future is unknowable. In this first...
by Adriana McLane | Nov 12, 2025 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
Good intentions fade, but systems endure. Discipline is what makes strategy last. Strengthening your management systems isn't about overhauling everything at once. When you prioritize the right systems and measure their performance objectively, you lift execution...
by Adriana McLane | Nov 6, 2025 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”– James Clear Every strategic planning season, leadership teams gather to set ambitious goals. Revenue targets go up. Market share objectives get more aggressive....
by Adriana McLane | Oct 27, 2025 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
Over the past two weeks, I've shared why capability assessment drives strategic execution success and the two-layer framework I use with clients to evaluate organizational and business model capabilities. This week's question: When should you actually conduct these...
