“It was good to talking to Kathy in this episode, to get her perspective and insights on a topic that I think is often overlooked when it comes to leadership development and culture transformation, i.e. the need for discrete, objective plans, goals, and measures to guide one in the process of transforming oneself or one’s organization.”
“A ‘roadmap for success’ is the foundation of strategic planning, business planning execution and leadership development. Kathy shares some information you’ll want to hear about the next 6-18 months.”
“What’s your purpose? What is it you want? What’s your vision? Where do you want to take it? You have to know where you want to get to, in order to figure out how to get there.” -Kathy Bowman Atkins
“During this time, the employees are feeling a lot of uncertainty. They need straight and honest communication, but most of all they want to see that there is a vision of the future and what is coming next.” -John Golden, Host
“A hallmark of great leadership is a healthy ego with a dose of humility. A healthy ego is one that has the confidence to go forward and make decisions, but with a dose of humility, be willing to listen, take feedback, admit and be willing to right things when you’re wrong.”
“The ability to adapt and flex is based upon how well we do work together. In the midst of any change, and especially rapid change, the weaknesses in process, culture, and even strategy create pressure. It is that pressure that shows us how adaptable and flexible our company is.” -Jess Dewell, BOLD Business Podcast Host
As businesses and business owners look to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be challenged to adapt to whatever the future holds. As a business owner, I’m right there with you. As a business strategist and leadership developer, I’m right here to help you.
To help solve for the unknown, my firm, The Lattitude Group has introduced ‘fast-track’ business plans. These step-by-step plans start with immediate business needs, such as financial viability, and advance to business stability and then business prosperity.
Companies with a proactive plan that leverages both defensive and offensive moves during a recession are over 35% more likely to break away from the rest of the pack on the race to recovery.
