Entries by James Harvey

Are You Ready for What’s Next?

May 15, 2020 in /by

As of today, 48 of the 50 U.S. states are ‘re-opening’. Massachusetts, one of the last to take the step, has decided to begin a phased re-opening next week. I’m curious about what you envisioned re-opening would be like when we all starting staying home about 8 weeks ago. Until recently, I’ve been so focused on trying […]

Silver Linings of Covid 19

May 14, 2020 in /by

We are about a month into widespread WFH (work from home). As people tend to do during significant change, we notice the things that we are missing – our favorite lunch restaurants, seeing colleagues and friends without social distancing, and the opportunity to go to the office. During my conversations with a number of leaders over […]

What’s Next? Saving 2020

April 3, 2020 in , , /by

Congratulations on getting through the past three weeks! We’ve just been through the early days of the biggest social and economic disruption of the last 50 years. We don’t have a rule book, so we’ve been figuring it out as we go along. Honestly, many of us have been focused solely on what’s in front […]

10 Tips to Help Your Team in a Disrupted Environment

March 18, 2020 in , , , , , /by

Coronavirus is creating more disruption than many of us have ever experienced. It impacts our personal lives and professional lives. It’s doing the same for everyone around us. The situation changes daily with closings, cancellations, and now, decisions to have many people work from home. Working from home may be a new way of working […]

Feelings First

March 17, 2020 in /by

When I’m facilitating leadership development workshops or coaching executives, I often find that participants – who are often very high performing individuals —  really struggle with how to handle emotions that arise during important conversations.  I’m not even talking about those really difficult situations where someone has an angry outburst or is crying in their […]

The Listening Post

February 24, 2020 in , , /by

Most leaders I know have a degree of comfort talking about the nuts and bolts of change – things like what’s going to change, what process is being put in place to make it happen, and when it will happen. This article shifts the focus from “what the change is” to “how are we doing with […]

Keep Your Team Focused on Shifting Priorities

February 10, 2020 in /by

When is the last time that you felt like things were comfortably status quo? Changing business strategies, morphing project parameters, and turnover that leaves you short-staffed are more the rule than the exception these days. So how do you ensure your team stays focused in an environment of ever-changing priorities? Clear communication with your team and […]

Help Your Team Learn From Mistakes

February 10, 2020 in , , /by

One of your people walks into your office with that look. You know the look. The one that says… I have something I need to tell you that I really don’t want to tell you. I’ve written in the Harvard Business Review online about ways to help your team be open to change. How you handle mistakes is key […]

What do 181 CEO’s Agree On?

September 16, 2019 in , , /by

Purpose Matters 181 CEO’s signed a letter from the Business Roundtable last week, stating that purpose matters and shareholders are not the only stakeholders who should receive value from the endeavors of business. They specifically note that there are 5 stakeholders they are accountable to – shareholders, employees, customers, communities and suppliers. Interestingly, as a […]