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Harnessing the Power of Macro-Level and Systems-Level Thinking in Times of Change and Chaos
In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable world, organizations and leaders are facing an unprecedented level and complexity of...
SZH Consulting
Feb 65 min read


Hey, Leader! Your Open Door Policy Isn’t Working (and Your Job isn’t to Know All the Answers)
By Colin McLetchie Almost without exception, when I ask leaders or leadership teams I’m working with, “What do you do to ensure you’re...
Colin McLetchie
Dec 18, 20244 min read


Fostering Psychological Safety Within Organizational Culture: Making Workplaces Safe for Ideas and Growth
Workplace culture is changing. We're moving away from strict rules and bosses overseeing everything. Now we're looking at ensuring that...
SZH Consulting
May 22, 20243 min read


Building Strategically Sound Mentoring Programs for Sustainable Growth
In our two decades plus of working intimately with organizations on internal development and growth, one key attribute that we have found...
SZH Consulting
Feb 1, 20245 min read


Managing a Hybrid Team: Strategies for Success
The landscape of work has undergone a profound transformation, with the rise of remote and hybrid work models. In today's dynamic work...
SZH Consulting
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Building Healthy Communities: Applying Organizational Health Principles to Urban Revitalization
The past four years have not been kind to America’s urban centers. The pandemic's economic impacts and virtual work policies have...
SZH Consulting
Nov 2, 20234 min read


AI will change how we “feel” about work
Like it or not, we are living in the Age of AI. However, amongst all the cautionary tales about AI’s takeover of our work world, we came...
SZH Consulting
Sep 7, 20233 min read


Why every company should ask their employees to think like an “entrepreneur”
Frank Blake, the beloved former CEO of Home Depot, credits the company’s core value of “Entrepreneurial Spirit” as the secret behind its...
SZH Consulting
Jul 19, 20235 min read


Hey Leader! Are You Spending Too Much Time on the Balcony?
The metaphor of the dance floor and the balcony was made popular by Harvard professor Ronald Heifetz as part of his work on adaptive...
SZH Consulting
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Do you have a Learning Organization?
When I ask this question, the response I get most frequently is, “Oh yes, our company offers all sorts of training and development...
SZH Consulting
Apr 20, 20233 min read


Can Culture Eat Structure?
The phrase "culture eats strategy for breakfast" is often attributed to the management guru Peter Drucker, and it suggests that an...
SZH Consulting
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Tips For Successful Culture Change
A company’s culture is its soul. It is what gives the company its life and shapes the experiences people have within and with the...
SZH Consulting
Dec 8, 20224 min read


The Power of Saying “Thank You” In The Workplace
I was recently in conversation with a former client of mine who had left his previous employer after 15 years with the company. While...
SZH Consulting
Nov 22, 20223 min read


Productive Conflict: The Secret Ingredient for High Performing Teams
The word “Conflict” can make many people uncomfortable (squirmish even). And that is understandable! In our society, the word conflict...
SZH Consulting
Nov 17, 20223 min read


5 Tips for Communicating Effectively in a Hybrid Work Environment
From building trust to gaining alignment to influencing and navigating change, each one of these outcomes depends on the ability to...
salimahemani
Oct 26, 20224 min read


An Empathetic Approach to Designing Robust Organizations
The ugly secret, not so secret truth about designing organizational structures is that many organizational design/redesign efforts fail....
salimahemani
Oct 5, 20224 min read


Moving Hearts and Minds: Employee Engagement through Storytelling
Storytelling is an incredible asset that we have at our disposal! We all have the ability to tell stories; it’s part of our DNA, passed...
SZH Consulting
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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