The Value of Values
First, a personal story This happened a few years ago. See if you can relate. I could feel their glares boring into the top…
Posts: Strategic Planning
Prioritizing with Mañana
Mañana! My friend Carlos grew up in Spain and moved to the United States for college. He met a girl, and – as the…
ADVISA’s Top 10 Posts of 2024
It’s been a year of growth and learning – and lots of insightful thought leadership from the ADVISA team, featuring topics about leader development,…
What’s the frequency, Kenneth… of your company change messaging?
Frequency through an advertising-industry lens Decades ago, soon after embarking on a career in advertising sales, I was taught a foundational aspect of measuring…
Calendaring for joy
CALENDARING: the process of entering into a calendar; scheduling Labor Day marks the beginning of Strategy Season which means a flurry of Outlook Invites…
What every CEO should know about culture
What is the most important thing CEOs should know about the type of work you do at ADVISA? Culture can be a distinct competitive…
3 Common Pain Points We Hear from Clients
It all maps back to the drivers of Cultural Competitive Advantage ATLAS It stands for: A – Activation from aboveT – Trust and shared…
Future-Proofing Against the Challenges of Today’s Workplace feat. ADVISA’s Krista Warn
Krista Warn, Client Solutions Specialist at ADVISA, speaks at Elmhurst University about some of the challenges organizations face today – and what to do…
Strategy Season: Communicating Strategic Plans to Stakeholders
It’s become a routine at our house to check the school lunch menu every day. With a glance, the kids can be happy about…
Transformation, not training, drives retention
There are millions more jobs open today than there are people to fill them. On the horizon: a global talent shortage by 2030 of…
Stop Self-Diagnosing Organizational Dysfunction
Recently, I felt a twinge of pain on the inside of my ankle after a short jog. I felt around my foot and calf…
Strategy Season: Why Strategies Fail
I’ve sat through at least a dozen internal team strategy meetings. At first, as a fly on the wall and meeting organizer. I was…