In the fall of 2019, Kristian Sarastuen found himself in an unexpected and challenging situation. One of Norway's most experienced strategic communications advisors with the Oslo office of Burson-Marsteller, a leading worldwide public relations and communications firm, Sarastuen was suddenly and improbably tapped to take on [...]
Leadership is never easy – especially during periods of uncertainty and change. The challenge today is exacerbated by employees’ ‘pandemic fatigue’, lack of face to face interactions and rapidly evolving customer needs. […]
Business leaders are faced with a difficult challenge in today’s rapidly changing environment: there are very few people they can rely upon for impartial advice. Similarly, […]
The unprecedented speed and impact of change experienced by leaders during the COVID-19 crisis demonstrated the need for innovation, agility, fast-action and collaboration. […]
While robots which vacuum the carpet, mow the lawn or deliver lunch are cute time savers, their possible entry into the workplace can be scary. Employees who have spent years performing a routine task can be threatened by the idea of technology taking over their job. [...]
With the wide-spread growth of tools for customer behavior tracking and engagement, many buyers have become accustomed to ‘offers’ and opportunities to expand, enhance or replace solutions even before they realize they have needs! […]
Executive Growth Forum Case Summary: Consumer A traditional 100+ year-old business recognized the need to innovate to avoid disruption from an increasing number of direct to consumer digital solution providers. […]
Executive Growth Forum Case Summary: Transportation, 2018 “In a world of rapidly increasing competition, understanding customer behavior and building loyalty is essential for future success.” […]
Jennifer Vessels, CEO of Next Step, talks about her latest initiative, called Executive Growth Alliance (EGA) to Leo Bottary and Randy Cantrell on their recent podcast “What Anyone Can Do” on “The Big Picture”. […]
“Change is the only constant” especially today as technology, competition and uncertain political environments threaten disruption of all traditional businesses. Future-readiness and even survival requires organizational agility, co-creation of new solutions with customers and partners and empowering leadership. Leaders of legacy businesses with well-honed processes, traditional [...]