Culture is created intentionally or by default. Many key decision makers within organizations find it difficult to intentionally create the shared beliefs, experiences, and actions of the people within their organization required to achieve desired cultural results. Often, lack of intentionality in culture creation lends itself to undesirable cultural results. Tune in this week to […]
Retaining Female Talent in the Age of COVID-19
The negative impact to women and their employment is emerging as one of the key effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women have disproportionately lost jobs over the last year compared to men. Certain sectors where there are more women than men, like hospitality, have been hit especially hard. Many women that have been asked to […]
Driving Cultural Change During Transformation
As business management expert Peter Drucker once said: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” An organization can carefully craft its strategic plan with great care and detail, but at the end of the day, its goals will not be accomplished if the company culture does not support the vision. Today, I speak with Andrew Moore, the […]
It Only Gets Better From Here
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for tuning into this week’s WLH Podcast. As the final week of 2020 approaches, we at WLH are reflecting a lot on this past year. Going into 2020, we all had goals, aspirations, and expectations for what we could accomplish in both our personal and professional lives. However, as we […]
The New Leadership Paradigm: The ABC’s of Leadership For All Times: Empathy
Last month we introduced our ABC’s of Leadership for all times to reflect leadership challenges in response to the current climate. This week’s podcast continues the series as we move into the fifth necessary skills for today’s leaders: Empathy and inclusive leadership. I will speak with trusted WLH Team Member, Loretta Cate about this area […]
Happy Thanksgiving! We Appreciate You.
In this week’s podcast, we at WLH Consulting and WLH Learning Solutions want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and share our appreciation for all of you! This past year has been challenging and it can be hard to find gratitude during these difficult days. That is why we took the time to reflect on […]
The New Leadership Paradigm: The ABC’s of Leadership For All Times: Dare to Execute
One month ago we introduced our ABC’s of Leadership for all times to reflect leadership challenges in response to today’s turbulent climate. Thus far, we have discussed three non-negotiable leadership skills: Agility, Breakthrough Thinking, and Collaboration that is bold and intentional. This week, we move into our fourth skill: Dare to Execute higher aspirations. We […]
The Importance of HR Partnership When Crafting and Leading Strategic Change
We know that the current pandemic and the impact to the economy is forcing organizations to revisit their business strategy and make in some cases small and in other cases, large, fundamental shifts in how they do business. I am pleased to be joined by Rich Smith who is a long-time client, trusted friend and […]
The New Leadership Paradigm: The ABC’s of Leadership For All Times: Bold, Intentional Collaboration, Coordination, and Communication
This week’s podcast is a continuation of our series on the ABC’s of Leadership for All Times. This framework applies our ongoing research to the unique challenges that businesses now face and are expected to confront in years to come. Today, I speak to Dr. Loretta Care, a member of the WLH Team and co-leader […]
The New Leadership Paradigm: The ABC’s of Leadership For All Times: Breakthrough Thinking
Two weeks ago we kicked off our series on the ABC’s of Leadership for All Times. This is a set of research-backed guiding principles for leaders to elevate their capabilities now, when they face unique challenges caused by the pandemic and in the years to come. Last week, we dove into “Agility” and its importance […]