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Sean Ryan

Oct 18, 20184 min read

How Sears Killed Sears

How Sears Killed Sears A Horrific Case of the Missing Follow-up/Follow-through Process Early in my career, I was responsible for a team...

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Follow-up/Follow-through Rhythm: The Drumbeat that Drives Execution

Sean Ryan

Apr 5, 20184 min read

Follow-up/Follow-through Rhythm: The Drumbeat that Drives Execution

Follow-up/Follow-through Rhythm: The Drumbeat that Drives Execution A Horrific Case of the Missing Follow-up/Follow-through Process Early...

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Strategy Execution Falling Short? Check Your Follow-up/Follow-through

Sean Ryan

Mar 24, 20184 min read

Strategy Execution Falling Short? Check Your Follow-up/Follow-through

Failure is due to the failure to establish and execute Follow-up and Follow-through.

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Sean Ryan

Mar 8, 20184 min read

Courageous Communications and Feedback

Courageous Communications and Feedback “Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions.” – Ken Blanchard “Feedback is the Breakfast of...

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Courageous Communications, Part 5: Do you relish healthy conflict?

Sean Ryan

Feb 21, 20182 min read

Courageous Communications, Part 5: Do you relish healthy conflict?

Courageous Communications, Part 5: Do you relish healthy conflict? Conflict is all around us. People have different perspectives on how...

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Courageous Communications, Part 4: Holding Tough Conversations

Sean Ryan

Jan 9, 20185 min read

Courageous Communications, Part 4: Holding Tough Conversations

Courageous Communications, Part 4: Holding Tough Conversations This post continues our series on courageous conversations. In Part 3, we...

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Sean Ryan

Jan 4, 20182 min read

Questions to Jumpstart Your 2018

Questions to Jumpstart Your 2018 Happy New Year! I hope you finished 2017 on a high note and are and getting ready for a great 2018. In...

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Courageous Communications, Part 3: Preparing for the Tough Conversations

Sean Ryan

Dec 14, 20176 min read

Courageous Communications, Part 3: Preparing for the Tough Conversations

Courageous Communications, Part 3: Preparing for the Tough Conversations Actor and director Stephen Moyer says, “Conflict is drama, and...

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Sean Ryan

Nov 30, 20173 min read

Courageous Communications, Part 2

Courageous Communications, Part 2 “I’m Only Telling you this because I’m leaving the company” What Happens When Leaders Forgo Courageous...

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Sean Ryan

Nov 28, 20172 min read

Courageous Communications, Part 1

Courageous Communications, Part 1 “Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair trigger...

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Leader as Organizational Architect, Part 2

Sean Ryan

Nov 9, 20173 min read

Leader as Organizational Architect, Part 2

Leader as Organizational Architect, Part 2 In our last post on aligning an organization’s systems, structures, processes and culture, we...

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Sean Ryan

Nov 6, 20174 min read

Leader as Organizational Architect, Part 1

Leader as Organizational Architect, Part 1 It’s impossible for an organization to orchestrate the actions of each individual, as the...

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S-E-T Result-oriented Goals: Smarter than SMART Goals

Sean Ryan

Nov 2, 20174 min read

S-E-T Result-oriented Goals: Smarter than SMART Goals

In our last post, we pointed out a couple of drawbacks to the SMART goal setting formula that organizations have been following for more...

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Sean Ryan

Oct 30, 20173 min read

SMART Goals Aren’t So Smart

It’s been more than 35 years since organizations began to embrace SMART goals. A SMART goal, which traces back to a 1981 Management...

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Culture is Critical to Executing Strategy

Sean Ryan

Oct 25, 20173 min read

Culture is Critical to Executing Strategy

In our last post, we discussed cultural fit and the importance of hiring and supporting people who fit in well with your organization’s...

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What? Remove a Top Performer for Cultural Fit?

Sean Ryan

Oct 23, 20173 min read

What? Remove a Top Performer for Cultural Fit?

Every organization, including yours, has a set of core values. Values, and the cultural fit that result, help drive strategy execution....

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Sean Ryan

Oct 19, 20173 min read

Creating an Engaging Environment: Instilling Shared Values, Part 2

In my last post, I told you the story of Chris, a manager who upon his promotion restored the performance of a talented team by giving...

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Creating an Engaging Environment: Instilling Shared Values, Part 1

Sean Ryan

Oct 16, 20173 min read

Creating an Engaging Environment: Instilling Shared Values, Part 1

As we’ve mentioned in this space before regarding the leaders need to define the playing field, a few years ago I watched my kids play a...

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Performance-Driven, Values-Based Leadership, Part 1: Defining The Playing Field

Sean Ryan

Jun 22, 20164 min read

Performance-Driven, Values-Based Leadership, Part 1: Defining The Playing Field

Several years ago, I witnessed a group of kids playing soccer in the street. They started right into the game without discussing where...

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Sean Ryan

Apr 18, 20162 min read

Just Lead Dammit!

One of the fundamental challenges facing many, if not most, organizations today is that leaders don’t lead. They may guide. They may...

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