Leading Through Crisis: A Panel Discussion — April 17 PEN Webinar

There’s a lot going on these days. A lot. Businesses and organizations are facing increasing uncertainty and a growing number of complex challenges: the federal budget freeze, federal agencies closing or shrinking, the new (and potentially escalating tariffs), as well as shifting national policy (in areas such as immigration and DEI) are resulting in uncertain organizational budgets, [...]

2025-04-13T09:33:33-05:00March 22, 2025|

Moving from Checkers to Chess: 7 Strategies for Leaders to Navigate Today’s Chaos – February 2025

Sometimes the topic for my newsletter article just comes to me.  Last week I ran across a podcast (and companion newsletter) published by Jo Saxton, a nationally known speaker, author, and leadership coach.  Before I share a portion of it, let me start by saying my column is not about politics -- everything PEN does [...]

2025-02-25T16:46:34-06:00February 25, 2025|

Learning from the Future: How to Plan for Tomorrow When Everything Has Changed Today — Nov 2023

I was having a conversation with a colleague recently about how the world has changed the last several years.  Think about the fundamental shifts we have collectively experienced, many brought on by the pandemic but many because of other things.  For example, how many of us knew what Artificial Intelligence was just a year ago?  [...]

2023-11-27T12:14:37-06:00November 27, 2023|

Planning, Learning, Improving: The Value of After Action Reviews — Dec 14 PEN Webinar

"Reflection requires looking back so that the view looking forward is even clearer."  As we look to the end of 2023, and prepare for a successful 2024, let's take time to be intentional in how we reflect and set goals as we end one year and begin the next. The Performance Excellence Network — in [...]

2023-11-13T10:43:20-06:00November 13, 2023|

Insights to Excellence: Exploring 6 Great Practices in 18 Minutes — Nov 16 PEN Webinar

Leaders are dealing with so many challenges these days: continued staffing pressures; continued economic constraints; changing technology (including AI); changing customer preferences, and many more.  Juggling all of these challenges is difficult, at best.  And some organizations are good at managing some of the challenges; others are good at managing others. The Performance Excellence Network [...]

2023-11-13T10:31:07-06:00November 4, 2023|
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