Tag: Andrea Olson
Want to be Data-Driven? It’s Not About the Tech
Executives say that cultural challenges — not technological ones — represent the biggest impediment around data initiatives.
In a 2021 survey from NewVantage Partners, 92.2...
Numbers: Do You Have a Quantification Addiction?
We love numbers. We're quite obsessed with them. Everything we do in business has to be measured and tracked in a nice, neat metric,...
Why Organizational Leaders Often Misdiagnosis Problems
Every leader wants to fix the problems in their organization. The issue is, that most leaders have a hard time diagnosing those problems correctly....
Workforce Values and the Strategy of Diversity
There's a big push in companies today to create healthy cultures. Many organizations go through detailed processes to identify where culture is going astray...
Why Business Purpose is Critical
Remember back in 2014 when CVS made the decision to stop selling tobacco in their stores? CEO Larry Merlo was willing to leave billions...
Why You Can’t Train Your Way To Change
American companies spend enormous amounts of money on employee training and education—$160 billion in the United States and close to $356 billion globally in...
If You Want to Recruit The Right Talent, Think Like a Baseball Scout
This fourth of July, I enjoyed a game at our regional Single-A affiliate stadium, with sun, beer, brats, and great baseball. We also had...
