by Adriana McLane | Oct 14, 2025 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
Last week I shared why October capability assessment matters before finalizing strategic plans. This week, I'm walking you through the specific framework I use with clients—the two types of capabilities we assess and what each one actually means for execution success....
by Adriana McLane | Oct 5, 2025 | Making Strategy Meaningful, Productivity, Strategy Execution
Your September strategy planning created impressive goals. Now comes the question that determines whether they actually work: Do we have what it takes to make this real—the people, systems, and strengths to actually execute what we've planned? Strategic planning...
by Adriana McLane | Dec 23, 2021 | Coaching, Productivity
“Discomfort is the currency of your dreams.” Brook Castillo Have truer words been spoken? Recall any significant achievement you’ve accomplished. Was it riddled with ups and downs, times when you thought it seemed impossible, and wanted to quit?...
by Adriana McLane | Feb 2, 2021 | Productivity, Strategy Execution
I know you’ve got big goals, so I’d like to share the most important thing you can do to achieve them. Unfortunately, most of us are terrible at achieving our big goals. 80% of us give up on our New Year’s goals by the first week in February. We...
by Adriana McLane | Nov 20, 2020 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Meeting for Impact, Productivity
In this last part of my three-part series on eliminating the drag that’s holding your business back, we’ll tackle one of the biggest drains of time and energy: ineffective meetings. In this post, I’ll share with you an overview of the key concepts in...
by Adriana McLane | Oct 29, 2020 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Productivity
In part two of my three-part series on how to eliminate the drag on your business that’s holding you back, we’ll talk about core processes. A core process is central to delivering the value proposition to the customer and running the organization. An...
