You Can't Work With What You Can't See

Whether it’s too many projects too many tasks or too many black t-shirts, you can't work with what you can't see

Strategic FocusAlicia McKayDecember 18, 2019strategy

The Paradox of Public Leadership

I think it’s worth asking tricky questions like…

Strategic FocusAlicia McKayDecember 11, 2019strategy, leadership

Public Time is Public Money

The way you spend time matters at least as much as the way you spend money. You’re certainly not getting any more of it.

Strategy To ActionAlicia McKayDecember 4, 2019strategy

Precedent, Phantom and Projections

What phantom pains are your leadership team dealing with?

Strategic FocusAlicia McKayNovember 27, 2019strategicfocus, strategy

Snow Melts From The Edges

Do you spend enough time looking outside? Are you connected to the edge?

Strategic FocusAlicia McKayNovember 20, 2019strategicfocus, strategy

Productive Disagreement

Does your team know how to productively disagree?

Strategic FocusAlicia McKayNovember 13, 2019strategy, leadership

It’s Been A Disaster

Playing it safe is never risk-free. When we fail to act on things that matter we can lose time, money, opportunity and potential for impact.

Strategic RiskAlicia McKayNovember 6, 2019risk, strategy

Real Leaders Let Go

Like parenting, relationships and pretty much all things involving people, trust goes both ways… and someone has to go first.

Decision QualityAlicia McKayOctober 30, 2019strategy, decisions, leadership

Fighting Fires? How To Push Back On Other's Priorities

If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.

Alicia McKayOctober 23, 2019

The Turtle Only Makes Progress When It's Neck Is Stuck Out

Is your team hiding in a shell? What are the costs of inaction for your community?

Strategic RiskAlicia McKayOctober 18, 2019risk

The Grey Area

I never thought I’d be quoting Justin Timberlake in a Wednesday Wisdom, but I couldn’t resist this one.

Strategic FocusAlicia McKayOctober 9, 2019strategy, strategicfocus, focus

Thinking In Newspaper Headlines

A childhood dream, obituary or a newspaper headline gives us the opportunity to question meaning. What meaning do we create from our life’s work?

Strategic FocusAlicia McKayOctober 2, 2019strategicfocus

Fear Breeds Complexity

Simplicity demands bravery, clarity, risk and trade-offs, while complexity erodes the very trust we are trying to protect.

Strategic FocusAlicia McKaySeptember 25, 2019strategicfocus

Practice Makes Autopilot

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Strategy To Action, ResilienceAlicia McKaySeptember 18, 2019strategy, strategy101, resilience

Out Of The Weeds You Love

If you spend all your time on the details - even the ones you love - the big picture suffers. Time to get out of the weeds...

Strategic FocusAlicia McKaySeptember 11, 2019strategicfocus, focus