As I look back on this past year of blog posts, I am reminded that it is ‘easier’ to discuss leadership principles from an outside, objective perspective. When our team…

Last month, we touched on the best time to question a leader. The short version of the answer is: Question a leader as soon as the question arises (and as…

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of leaders that I admire regarding the appropriate time for the Michael Rainey and Associates team to ‘question my leadership’.…

For many of the strategic leaders that we work with, it is common to use the month of January as a means to set (or reiterate) the strategy for the…

Early on in our discussions on Leadership, we encourage decision makers we support to acknowledge a fundamental assumption of MRA that ‘there is ALWAYS more that we (all humans) cannot…

When working with strategic leaders, we invariably discuss the concept that strategy (a plan) is best developed ‘backward’ and executed ‘forward’. As outlined in many US Army publications, mostly within…

Recently, I had the honor of joining as a guest on the Arsenal Opinion Podcast (AOP) discussing Strategic Decision Making in Dynamic and Competitive Environments using the Arsenal Football Club…

Over the past few months, we have explored how culture and strategy interact to impact organizational performance and its inherent ability to achieve stated objectives.  Our desire at MRA is…