Part 5: Incentives Always Win
Part 5 of 7: Operating Discipline: How Organizations Actually Operate Determines Performance In this series, we are examining the structural patterns that determine how organizations actually operate as they grow and why performance shifts in ways leaders do not immediately see. Every organization says what it values. But organizations do not operate according to declarations. […]
Part 6: Leadership Inconsistency Fragments Performance
Part 6 of 7: How Organizations Actually Operate Determines Performance In this series, we are examining the structural patterns that determine how organizations actually operate as they grow — and why performance shifts in ways leaders do not immediately see. At scale, leadership inconsistency is not a personality issue. It is an operating risk. When […]
What CEOs Quietly Know but Delay
CEOs rarely struggle with intelligence, experience, or access to information. They struggle with something far less discussed: The gap between what they know needs to be addressed — and what they are actually addressing. At the executive level, inaction doesn’t look like fear. It looks measured. Thoughtful. Strategic. It sounds like: “Let’s revisit this next […]
A Stake in the Ground: Why I’m Choosing to Use My Voice
Today is Sunday, February 8 and it is also Black History Month. That matters. It matters because history matters.It matters because truth matters.And it matters because whose voices we choose to hear—or silence—reveals who we are. I’m writing this because silence is no longer an option for me. Each of us has a voice. And […]
Why Investing in HR is Your Smartest Business Move (Even If You Think It Isn’t)
CEOs and CFOs don’t flinch at investing millions in Marketing, Sales, Finance, and IT: Marketing to spark interest Sales to convert interest into revenue Finance to manage capital and risks IT to secure systems and drive efficiency But here’s the reality: none of these functions work without people, even with AI. And who owns the […]
We’ve Restructured and Expanded
After 30+ years as a corporate executive, entrepreneur, and trusted partner to business leaders, individuals, and couples, I’m excited to introduce the next chapter for Doing HR Differently LLC—one that sharpens our focus, expands our impact, and brings greater clarity to how we serve businesses, organizations, and people across both work and life. What started […]
Why Embedding Behaviors in Your Core Values is a CEO-Level Strategy
Every CEO can list their company’s core values. But here’s the question that separates aspirational posters from high-performing cultures: Can your people tell you—right now—what those values look like in action? If they can’t, your values aren’t driving your business—they’re just wallpaper. At Doing HR Differently, we believe embedding clear, observable behaviors into core values […]
Change Management as a CEO Strategy
Leading Transformation That Lasts 70% of organizational transformations fail. Not because the strategy was weak. Not because the technology underdelivered. But because leaders underestimated the hardest variable of all: people. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: change isn’t hard because people resist it. Change is hard because leaders underestimate what it takes to lead it. At Doing […]
Are You Into Nots?
Are you into NOTS? I am, and I love it! It is changing my life, and it can change yours too. I’m not talking about the kind of Knots that create stress, just the opposite. I’m talking about the Nots that give you direction, keep you focused, and give you the freedom you need to […]
Do You Know Your Employee’s Real Experience?
If you’re a people leader, do you know that the journey (the effort and collaboration) is just as important as the destination (the goal)? How people experience work matters. We all know the contract with the workforce has changed. Attraction and retention are hot topics because what used to work, doesn’t necessarily work the way […]