The 12 Beliefs That Are Costing You the Future
By Cynthia Short And the choices you’re making… whether you admit it or not. Every belief that blocks transformation once kept us safe. “We need alignment first” prevented costly mistakes. “Clear …
Talent vs. Capabilities: What Truly Drives Organizational Success?
Damani Short delves into a pivotal question faced by organizations worldwide: Do businesses thrive on talent, or is it the capabilities that truly matter? What are business capabilities? Business capabilities …
Redefining Talent: Damani Short on Overcoming Organizational Design Challenges
While the industry buzzes about the challenges in attracting, developing, and retaining talent, Damani Short takes a step further to question the definition of talent and its role in enabling …
Transform Your Business with a Capability-Driven Talent Strategy
Your talent strategy isn’t just a component of your business – it’s the backbone of your success. It’s crucial to continuously invest in employee growth, align talent plans with your …
Rethinking the Rulebook with Integrative Thinking
By Cynthia Short Leaders, lean in. It’s time to challenge the gospel of business as usual. You’ve likely heard whispers of Integrative Thinking, a concept pioneered by Roger Martin, former Dean …
3 Ways to Prioritize The People Part of Transformation
By Cynthia Short A transformational change initiative is one of the most important things an organization can take on. It’s also one of the most difficult. It can involve widespread changes …
4 Step Value Realization Framework Strategy For Successful Business Transformation
Roughly 70 percent of transformations fail, leaving the value of the transformation unrealized and potentially putting the organization at risk. There is a tool that can be employed by leadership to manage and drive better outcomes, sustainably.
Human-Centered Design Principles Can Play a Key Role in Transformation
By Cynthia Short What is Human-Centered Design? Human-centered design is very often narrowly thought of as being applied to a product, visual, or interface design work. But human-centered design is an …
Staying Focused on Important Business Fundamentals
By Damani Short Focus on Fundamentals of Business At the start of 2022, many business leaders find themselves staring down the barrel of change. They’re dealing with challenges related to inflation, …
The Data-Driven Organization: Design, Characteristics and Decision-Making
In our video series on data-driven organizations, Cynthia Short and Dan Mishich discuss how being data-driven translates to the everyday actions of an organizations, and the outcomes it delivers. They also cover data democratization and the importance of empowering teams with access to data.
The Data-Driven Organization: Defining Data-Driven
Our new video series on data-driven organizations starts by discussing the huge push for businesses to be more data-driven. You hear the phrase “data-driven” everywhere, but with most organizations, it is not a buzzword – it’s a business imperative. So where do you start? Cynthia Short and Dan Mishich share their perspectives.
3 Common Transformation Pitfalls
By Damani Short I’ve had the opportunity to lead business transformations for companies like Newell Rubbermaid, United States Olympic Committee, Johnson Controls, and Shutterfly throughout my career. And through Lexico, a …
The 4 Tiers of Digital Transformation
By Damani Short What is Digital Transformation? Digital transformation is the process of using technology to create better customer experiences and more effective business operations. It’s not just about the latest …
The Secret to a Successful Transformation: Leadership Communication
Lexico’s Transformation video series not only defines what transformation is, but acts as a guide to help business leaders design the required cultural shift to enable and avoid common pitfalls along the way.
Go Beyond Technology For Digital Transformation Best Practices
By Cynthia Short Why Digital Transformation? I often get asked why we focus on transformation work, specifically at Lexico. Digital transformation can not only improve cost savings and efficiency, but also …