Color-coded action

What gets scheduled gets done, but only if we protect what we schedule. We block time for others effortlessly. Client calls, team meetings, coffee conversations. Yet the work that moves our business forward? The strategic thinking that creates value? We leave it to...

The questions we’re not asking

Forty minutes explaining why the transformation initiative stalled. Better systems. Clearer accountability. More data. The usual suspects. Then came the question: “What question would change everything if you had the courage to ask it?” Silence....

We measure with hidden yardsticks

We cannot attain what we cannot see. Yet we do this all the time. We gather the team. We craft the goals. We invest hours debating priorities, wordsmithing targets, and aligning on what matters most. Then we file them away. The goals exist, technically. They’re...

Rolling up your sleeves

We all seek the results. The transformation. The extraordinary outcome that sets us apart. Yet we often fail to understand what it takes to get there. You have a plan. You may even have the frameworks. The Scaling Up methodology sits on your desk. Collins’...

Being still v standing still

A story is told that Walter Massa, an Italian winemaker from Tortona, offered this distinction: “We shouldn’t stand still. We should be still.” A subtle difference. One you likely caught immediately. Standing still suggests paralysis. Frozen by...