by JW | Jul 6, 2026 | Articles
I’ve helped redesign a lot of organizations over the years, and there’s a peculiar pattern I’ve noticed. Leaders will often propose an organizational structure that looks remarkably similar to one the organization previously abandoned. There’s...
by JW | Jul 2, 2026 | News
I recently joined Joe Dimino for a fascinating conversation on my journey as a management consultant and key leadership lessons that inspired the development of my latest book, Grow Your Business UP!. In this short 20-min. podcast, we discuss the impact COVID had on...
by JW | Jun 22, 2026 | Articles
Whenever I build the case for People-Based Information systems, I submit that some of an organization’s most important information doesn’t reside in databases, documents, or software. It resides in people. The challenge is that people move. They retire....
by JW | Jun 8, 2026 | Articles
In 1847, Ignaz Semmelweis noticed something disturbing. Women giving birth in one maternity clinic at Vienna General Hospital were dying from childbed fever at dramatically higher rates than women in another. Between 1841 and 1846, nearly 2,000 mothers died in the...
by JW | May 25, 2026 | Articles
In last week’s Executive Brief, I introduced the idea of periodically reevaluating and releasing commitments that no longer align with reality, a concept I call Strategic Subtraction. The natural follow-up question is, “Where should I start?” My...
