Debut Book Catches the Eye of Amazon’s Hot New Releases
Our Founder and CEO, Art Johnson, released a book called The Art of Alignment on February 23. We’re so happy that it’s already been recognized by Amazon as a top new release. Here is the press release for the book. Art Johnson’s debut book The Art Of Alignment (Made for Success, February 22, 2021) found […]
Podcast – Misadventures in Leading the Same Way in COVID
Studies are showing that a majority of employees are settling into working from home and could see themselves staying with such an arrangement in significant form moving forward. However, managers are less inclined to want to stay remote and would like to have employees come back into the office. We’ve been having discussions about this […]
Podcast – Target COO John Mulligan Joins the Misadventures Show
In this episode, John Mulligan, Chief Operating Officer of Target Corporation joins us to talk about how the company and his Operations team strives to fulfill their Passion ‘To help all families discover the joy of everyday life.’ We talk about how Target aligns to that Passion across stores and functions, how they measure alignment, […]
Podcast – Misdventures in Engagement and KPI Measurement
Today’s podcast episode responds to a listener question regarding employee engagement’s lack of ability to be connected with key metrics within an organization. It’s been well-known that engagement data can be tied on a normative basis with other organizations. Hence, you’re able to see that those who scored higher engagement scores are performing higher than […]
Podcast – 4 Differences in Organizational Alignment v Employee Engagement
Employee engagement has been the standard of measurement to understand how employees feel about their work. However, these assessments don’t connect to why the organization exists, nor do they connect with key metrics that organizations care about. In fact, there are 4 key differences between the concepts of employee engagement and organizaitonal alignment. Listen to […]
Podcast – Misadventures in Misalignment without DE&I
There’s been a lot of media coverage around social justice as well as Diversty, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I). Organizations country-wide have been announcing calls to bring greater diversity into the ranks. There have also been pushback from political circles around DE&I training. Many organizations are wondering if they need to engage in such efforts. This […]
Podcast – Misadventures in Leading by Fear and Intimidation
In USA Basketball coaches training, they discuss the distinction between power and trust in the coach-player relationship. The coach, always, has a level of upper hand power. This could be seen in playing time. But, it also shows itself in the way the coach treats the player and communicates with them. Coaches can exercise a […]
Podcasts – Aligned Leadership, Teamwork and Development Defined
This post outlines three more of our Organizational Alignment Constructs Defined series within our podcast The Misadventures in Organizational Misalignment by addressing Aligned Teamwork, Leadership and Development. Just like our previous post on aligned communication, creativity and best practices, as well as the posts on Aligned Mission and Vision and Organizational Alignment Defined, we have […]
QUARTZ: LinkedIn CEO Says Leadership Skills One of Most Needed Skills
This interesting post from Quartz talks about how LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner, discussd that coding skills is not the spot with the biggest skills gap. He said soft skills, including leadership, are the ones most employers are looking for and have the biggest gap. In order to build alignment within organizations, leaders must use soft […]
INC – Mark Eaton’s 4 Commitments You Must Make to Succeed Individually and as a Team
There’s a marvelous article about former NBA and Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton. Mark was a key component of the Jazz teams of the 80s and early 90s. He is the NBA/ABA career leader in blocks per game. He has a new book about 4 commitments he believes are needed to be successful as an […]
