Author Archives: Phyllis Ezop

Shortly after I wrote my September newsletter article titled “Integrating Diverse, Outside Perspective with Inside Strengths”, I saw an interesting article about advisory boards. Advisory Boards can be a mechanism for integrating diverse outside perspective with inside strengths. So, I … Continue reading →

Building on strengths does not always follow a standardized approach. Even when defying conventional wisdom, companies can succeed by building on their strengths. A good example is Tootsie Roll, as described in the article “Tootsie’s Secret Empire” in the August … Continue reading →

Building on strengths, a key theme in my last newsletter (July 2012) and recent blog entries, shows up here in this post as well. Sticking with that theme, I’ll start by re-emphasizing a crucial point: businesses succeed by building on … Continue reading →

In light of my last blog post about cultural strengths, and my newsletter that went out in late July (Strengths Drive Business Success, Weaknesses May Block It), I think the timing is right for a discussion of what former Google … Continue reading →

The article, Cultural Change that Sticks: Start with What’s Already Working, by Jon R. Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen, and Caroline Kronley, in the July-August 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review, makes some strong points that are consistent with the evolutionary Winning … Continue reading →