Edith Onderick-Harvey | Nextbridge Consulting

About Edith Onderick-Harvey

Edith Onderick-Harvey is NextBridge’s managing partner. She is a widely-recognized consultant, speaker, and author. Throughout her career, Edith has specialized in working with clients to execute their current strategies while preparing for what’s ahead. In 1999, Edith founded the company under the name Factor in Talent and has served as its President. She previously served as a Partner in charge of marketing with Bridge Avenue Partners, Senior Consultant with Accenture, and in leadership roles at BankBoston (Bank of America) as well as Fidelity Investments.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Strategic Thinking

You may have heard the story of the truck that was immovably stuck under a bridge and how the solution came from an unlikely source. If you don’t know it, I’ll share it at the end of this newsletter. I was thinking about this story when recalling a professional meeting where the topic was developing […]

10 Things that Keep You from Hiring Great People

March 4, 2021 in Leadership, Organizational Performance, Talent, Workplace culture /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

Over the years, one of our most popular workshops is Accelerated Hiring. That’s because hiring great people is one of the toughest and most impactful of leadership responsibilities. A lot of hiring mistakes are self-inflicted. Some are a function of the organization’s approach (or lack thereof). As we come out of the Covid pandemic in the coming months, hiring will […]

Alignment + Agility = Competitive Advantage

February 18, 2021 in Leadership, Leadership Performance, Organizational Performance, Performance /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

Our previous two articles talked about creating alignment for success in 2021. First, your organization (and your teams) need a clearly articulated North Star and strategic clarity. Second, it is imperative to build a culture that reinforces alignment between how you work and what you aim to achieve. Alignment is essential for success. However, agility – in addition […]

The 3rd Key to Better Results in 2021

February 4, 2021 in Change Leadership, Organizational Performance, Performance, Uncategorized, Vision /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

Everyone wants a competitive advantage. In our last article, we talked about the critical nature of purpose (a North Star) and strategic clarity. They provide much needed direction in a time of change and uncertainty. The third key to better results in 2021 is culture. And it’s considered by many to be the most important. Peter Drucker famously said “Culture […]

The Two Keys to Better Results in 2021

January 21, 2021 in Career Development, Career Growth, Innovation, Performance, Personal and Professional Goals, Strategy, Uncategorized, Vision /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

In these first few weeks of 2021 one thing is abundantly clear – change, disruption and challenge are going to be with us for the foreseeable future. It’s time to move beyond survival mode and figure out how to thrive. Simplicity and focus are key. The organizations and teams that create sustained alignment, keep engagement […]

Our Most Read LinkedIn Articles of 2020

January 19, 2021 in Leadership, Organizational Performance, Performance, Strategy, Virtual Leadership, Workplace culture /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

As we all welcome 2021, we thought we’d look back to 2020 and some of our most-read LinkedIn articles. COVID has taught us that we can and must be able to change rapidly, to transform on the fly if need be. We’ve had no choice but to go more completely digital, transforming our customer, employee, […]

Conversations On The Curve: Bob Kelleher

December 8, 2020 in Change Leadership, Culture, Leadership, Leading Change, Virtual Leadership, Workplace culture /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

Boost Your Team’s Engagement Employee engagement is a challenge even in the best of times. This year, Gallup shows only 36% of US employees are engaged. Why does this matter? Companies with high levels of engagement are 21% more profitable and 22% more productive. One of the complicating factors this year is the unprecedented change […]

7 Tips for Better Virtual Reviews

December 7, 2020 in Culture, Innovation, Leading Change, Organizational Performance, Virtual Leadership, Workplace culture /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

Most managers have a hard enough time communicating with their team members. And doing so virtually is even harder. But there’s still good news for delivering that performance review virtually. A few basic techniques will go a long way to easing the difficulty. Just like in-person reviews, the key to successful virtual reviews is to […]

7 Ways to Make Performance Review Discussions Easier… and More Effective

December 3, 2020 in Culture, Leadership, Leading Change, Performance /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

Performance management is a source of some frustration for most managers, especially having the “dreaded” review discussion. There are ways to make that conversation both easier and more effective. It’s that time of the year again. No, not the holidays. Performance review and annual goal setting time. Many people dread performance reviews. That dread is exacerbated this year […]

Performance Reviews: 4 Tips for Better Strategic Alignment

December 3, 2020 in Change Leadership, Leadership, Performance /by Edith Onderick-Harvey

Most managers and employees don’t know their own organization’s strategic goals. So, whether you’re reviewing a middle manager or a front-line supervisor, there are good reasons to make the discussion more strategic. For starters, you’ll have more productive and effective leaders on your team; along with higher engagement and retention of key talent. Here are 4 ways […]