by Adriana McLane | Jun 9, 2020 | Making Strategy Meaningful, Purpose
Idea In Brief: These are extraordinary times filled with uncertainty; that’s precisely why we’ve got to be strategic. (And cost-cutting isn’t a strategy.) Instead of waiting for a “new normal” to emerge, create your own new normal, and...
by Adriana McLane | Apr 8, 2020 | Creating Capacity/Productivity, Productivity, Purpose
If there’s one thing the Stoics like Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Epictetus knew how to do, it’s navigating adversity. So I thought it’d be a great time to bust out my copy of “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into...
by Adriana McLane | Jan 27, 2020 | Making Strategy Meaningful, Purpose
The parable of the bricklayer goes something like this: Three bricklayers are asked, “What are you doing?”. The first says, “I am laying bricks.” The second says, “I am building a church.” And the third says, “I am building the house of God.” The first bricklayer has...
by Adriana McLane | Jan 14, 2020 | Productivity, Purpose
You are contagious. What culture are you creating with the energy, intention, and presence you bring to the party? How you show up matters. We often abdicate the responsibility of organizational culture to the highest levels of leadership, perhaps thinking it rests...
by Adriana McLane | Jan 8, 2020 | Purpose
Is your job terrible? Is it tolerable, but you’re always looking for a better opportunity? Or perhaps you love your job, Lucky you! It doesn’t matter. Whatever the relationship you have with your work right now, I can help you reframe your work in a way...
by Adriana McLane | Dec 30, 2019 | Purpose
So maybe it’s the egg nog or just the promise of the New Year, but I seem to find inspiration in so many things this time of year. This week, I was inspired by this unopened box. This box contains the green screen I had ordered for the strategy training series...
