It’s a busy time of year for us and I’m sure it is for you too. So I’m going to skip the editorial of what you’ll find in this month’s edition of CEE News, and take a moment to say thank you.Thank you to loyal subscribers like you who continue to read and respond to our work. Thank you to our incredible coaches and consultants at Center for Executive Excellence for producing consistently positive results for our clients.[Read More]
Sticky Solutions: It's my first holiday party. Anything I should know?
Sticky solutions to your everyday business challenges
Question: I am a project manager at an architectural firm in Cleveland. It’s a mid-sized firm (about 80 employees), and I’ve been here since April of this year. The employees and managers get along well. I work on a team with a great group of guys about my age. It’s a very busy environment, but friendly and relaxed. Our holiday office party is coming up in a few weeks. I’ve never been to one before, and am wondering if there is anything I should know about protocol at these events?[Read More]
Business in Focus: Bain & Company A closer look at companies executing leadership excellence
“Best People, Best Culture, Best Training.” That’s what many employees say about Bain & Company, the Boston-based management consulting firm, founded in 1973. With consistent top national rankings on websites like Glassdoor and Vault we were curious to learn more about what employees loved about Bain & Company’s culture. Here are three employee responses from a 2015 internal survey on culture... [Read More]
Resources
This month's resource is the template - The Balanced Scorecard - which provides a framework for measuring organizational performance beyond key financial metrics. This version, adapted by Center for Executive Excellence, focuses on culture as the leading indicator of organizational success and performance excellence. A helpful tool as you strategize your goals for the new year!