Category: Stratton Consulting

The work environment today continues to be uncertain, ever-changing and can (if not prepared) knock the most confident individual “off their horse”. I am currently working in one of the most rapidly growing businesses in the world – a literal case study at Harvard Business School – and yet despite the world of potential, I [Read More…]

A recently appointed CEO found himself overwhelmingly concerned about the condition of his service company, as it contained employees who didn’t get service. Almost immediately upon taking over, the CEO did the unthinkable: he told the unvarnished truth. In addition to citing the lack of consistent leadership, he said: “We have a culture that’s lost [Read More…]

I think we all get a bit sick and tired of hearing executives and employees alike espouse the need for more empowerment. Recently we stumbled on a possible mechanism for making that transition a reality. When people ask for more empowerment, they don’t necessarily want the accountability that comes with it. It is also interesting [Read More…]

“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” (Thomas Paine, American colonist, patriot, and revolutionary)

 As a leader, the quality of the information available to you in any process directly impacts the quality of the outcomes you can achieve.

 So the more eyes and minds that deliver information that is more candid and brutally honest, [Read More…]

What if you could narrow down the secret to becoming a highly influential and effective leader to “one thing”?  Is it really possible?  Think how many less books would be written if great leadership were a result of “one thing”.  So in my work, especially the past few years I have been watching and listening [Read More…]