Nobody Sees the Whole Beach Ball
Why do capable teams keep clashing? Executive coach Alec Pearson explores how different perspectives, CliftonStrengths, competing priorities and organisational incentives shape cross-department conflict—and why repeatedly stepping in to resolve disputes may leave the underlying problem untouched.
A Strategy Is Only as Strong as the Team Expected to Deliver It
A strong strategy can still fall short if the leadership team expected to deliver it is not aligned. This article looks at how strengths, blind spots, decision-making and accountability shape team effectiveness, and why understanding the people around the table is part of strategy itself.
What CliftonStrengths Actually Reveals, And Why Most Leaders Are Surprised by the Answer
Most leaders can tell you what they're good at. Far fewer can tell you precisely where their strengths come from, how those same strengths can become liabilities under pressure, or what's missing in their team because of how it's currently built. CliftonStrengths answers all three questions, and the answers are rarely what people expect.