by Nina | Sep 15, 2014 | Communication, Featured, Glass Ceiling, Leadership, Mentoring, Team Building
We often look at the world of tech startups through rose colored glasses. After all, these companies are the future IBMs, Oracles and SAPs – long-lived, large scale organizations that have generated not just large returns for shareholders, but massive value for...
by Nina | Jun 15, 2014 | Communication, Corporate Performance, Featured, Leadership, Team Building
You know the drill … into the office to get the day started. You are beset by distractions, dramas and issues, all of which keep you away from the important work that is (or should be) your focus. Yet, each and every day you work intensely and return home drained,...
by Nina | Apr 28, 2014 | Featured, Leadership, Linear Leadership, Team Building
Throughout my career, and undoubtedly those of many of my readers, people have asked the question of their respective organizations, “Why do we do it this way?” Most often, the truth of the matter, and the specific response is, “Well, that’s the way we’ve always done...
by Nina | Jul 22, 2013 | Featured, Glass Ceiling, Kibbutz Leadership, Leadership, Team Building
In 2011, when the wall of water hit the Kinoya seafood factory in Ishinomaki, Japan, 800,000 cans of seafood were swept away. In the months and years that followed, as Japan worked to recover from the massive impact of the tsunami, a remarkable movement grew out of...
by Nina | May 16, 2012 | Leadership, Meetings, Team Building
I was recently speaking with a friend about some professional challenges he was facing. To the outside world everything seemed fine – he was achieving his KPIs, his team were working well and his customers were happy. But my friend could see trouble ahead with this...
by Nina | Nov 15, 2010 | Leadership, Meetings, Team Building
I have a task for you. During your next customer call, or a team meeting – ask about pain points. Delve into the issues that your customer or your team has. Ask for the number one issue and ask for the context so that you can adequately understand it. Now, time...
