2021
Getting the Best out of the Matrix
For 40 Years few have challenged Matrix Management's viability. Most writers remain convinced that a matrix approach is superior to a hierarchy, but why hasn't it been more…
Read More
2021
The Effective Negotiator Research
Rackham & Carlisle’s research on the differences between successful negotiators vs. their average counterparts was illuminating. It had an impact as very few studies have investigated what actually goes…
Read More
2021
Getting and Keeping People on the Same Page
Webinar In Covid recovery, the challenge is trying to get people on a new page but where the status quo is assumed and unchallenged. Yet rapid recovery is…
Read More
Why Name My Company The Crispian Advantage?
Hi, Nick Anderson, founder of The Crispian Advantage, here. Someone asked me the other day, “Why do you call your company The Crispian Advantage?” I explained it and…
Read More
Making Changes? Be Sure Your What is connected Your Why!
Technology, expansion, restructuring, global competition… all are compelling reasons Why a business or organization will choose to change. Understanding and agreeing upon the What and How to change…
Read More
2020
Balancing Top Down and Bottom Up Approaches to Successful Change
What are the problems associated with top-down or bottom-up approaches to changing an organization? “Performance is Personal before it is Organizational”. None of us work in a vacuum.…
Read MoreManaging Change in a Time of Crisis
Unprecedented. Historic. A defining moment. Do you have that sinking feeling 'that ship has sailed' when you consider planning and managing change today? For most of us, radical…
Read More
2016
Managing Relationship Tensions & Conflict
During many consulting engagements we identified that organizational misalignment challenges as a major factor in organizations not achieving goals This changed our focus to ground our other work…
Read More
2016
Common Communication Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Accurate communication can be defined as "an idea transplant from one mind to another". Unfortunately, between two minds there is often a breeding environment for misunderstanding and distortion.…
Read More
2016
Leading at the Speed of Change
Complexity is the “New Normal” making leadership more demanding and in demand. The leader's ability to relate, energize, and develop their followers is critical to empower them to…
Read More