Category Archive

Work to Your Strengths, Embrace Differences

Lorraine MooreApril 21, 2021Leadership, Team Effectiveness, The Board Mindset

I have often advised people of this: work to your strengths. Build your team with those who have different and complementary skills to yours. A humorous incident reminded me of this. “How long ago did … Read More

Accountability: Leaving Nothing Unsaid

Lorraine MooreOctober 2, 2019360 Degree CEO, Team Effectiveness

So often my clients come to me and say, “My CFO (or CIO or team member) is not quite meeting my expectations.” They continue, explaining how the CFO is a great person who’s been with … Read More

Talent Management & Succession Planning: Consistency Bears Fruit

Lorraine MooreApril 30, 2019Feet to the Fire, Team Effectiveness

A consistently applied talent management and succession planning process will pay massive dividends to your company over time. I have seen situations in which companies have discarded these practices during economic downturns.

In Search of Meaning

Lorraine MooreSeptember 5, 2018360 Degree CEO, Team Effectiveness

Meaningful activities become increasingly important once we have sufficient financial means to cover our expenses and live comfortably. This human need has become even more dominant with the pervasiveness of social media and the trend … Read More

Diversity: Creating a Beautiful Symphony

Lorraine MooreAugust 1, 2018Leadership, Team Effectiveness

Our house is filled with fun chaos and noise as seven family members are visiting us this week. They range from 2 to 47 and so there are lots of differing games, food choices, sleep schedules, … Read More

Recipe for Innovation

Lorraine MooreApril 18, 2018Operational Excellence, Team Effectiveness

Every leader I meet with really and truly wants to create more innovation and wants to embrace people’s ideas. Sometimes it gets locked down and knocked down in so much of the bureaucracy and the processes that exist within organizations. Here is what I see that is most effective.