Blog - Hadas

Prioritizing, Dim Sum, and a Locked Door

Jun 5, 2021

Prioritizing is about as exciting a subject as dealing with issues and risks (see previous blog). Be honest: just reading that previous sentence, and the words “prioritizing”, “issues”,...

Herding Panthers – Aligning Executives for Fun and Profit

May 31, 2021

Aligning key decision makers can be tough. Senior leaders operate in an environment where individual competence is highly valued and rewarded. Add to this the competitive nature present in...

Issues and Risks and a Very Scary Story

May 20, 2021

As usual, she parked her car on the side of the driveway closest to the house entrance. And as usual, she came home late, after dark. Nobody would be at home. As usual, alone, in her...

PowerPoint Presentation-Lessons from a Composer

Apr 30, 2021

My friend Lisa was telling me the other day about how she had to deliver a PowerPoint presentation, on her marketing strategy, to a group of sales executives. Her concern was how to keep...

Overcoming Adversity: How Companies Win/Podcast Blog #4

Mar 31, 2021

Overcoming adversity was not something General Electric, Walt Disney, Netflix and Airbnb had to do when they were starting up: True or false? As I wrote in a previous blog, when we think...

“What do I focus on, when leading a change?”/Podcast Blog #3

Feb 24, 2021

This was a question a prospective client asked me recently, someone who was just put in charge of leading a change at their company. “What would you advise me to make sure I...

What Will You Miss About the Pandemic?

Dec 12, 2020

Earlier this year, as the pandemic was starting, I read a wonderful memoir by Cathal Kelly: Boy Wonders. Cathal is a sportswriter for the Globe and Mail here in Canada. I am in general not...

The 4…no wait, 3 Types of Change Leader

Nov 13, 2020

With the need to adjust and grow your business during a pandemic, as a manager in your organization, you'll need to become a Change Leader, and work with others trying to do the same. Some...