by Norman Wolfe | Dec 23, 2025 | Management, Organization & Culture
I’ve lost count of how many times a CEO has said some version of this to me, usually with deep frustration: “The team developed the strategy. They defined what needed to happen. Yet they keep missing deadlines and dropping the ball. We need them to be more...
by Norman Wolfe | Nov 19, 2025 | Management, Organization & Culture, Strategy Execution
The CEO stood at the head of the table, presenting the company’s new strategic plan. It was a solid plan — clear priorities, measurable outcomes, a smart response to the shifts happening in their industry.He spoke with conviction. His leadership team listened...
by Norman Wolfe | Jun 26, 2025 | Applied Improvisation, Innovation, Jane Wolfe, Leadership, Management, Organization & Culture, Strategy, Vision, Work as Play
Once a year, my wife Jane and I attend a ceramics workshop. For me, it’s an opportunity for Jane and I to share some creative time together. And, it’s an adventure into a domain I rarely explore, learning to create objects of art out of a clump of clay. One year, the...
by Norman Wolfe | Apr 24, 2025 | Leadership, Management, Organization & Culture, Strategy
A recent article in our local business journal, interviewed a restaurant group CEO, asking how he was navigating the tariff impacts on his business. Two comments he made struck me as something we can all learn from. “Our company was founded and is run by two families...
by Norman Wolfe | Nov 15, 2022 | Leadership, Norman Wolfe, Organization & Culture, Strategy Execution
If you review the literature on leadership, you will find there are two dominate conversations. The first centers on the leader’s role in ensuring the organization produces the outcomes that lead to success. Often centered on the theme of profit maximization. The...
by Norman Wolfe | May 6, 2021 | Leadership, Norman Wolfe, Organization & Culture
Do you want to know why 70% of all strategic initiatives fail to achieve their objectives well? There is usually a pretty good reason behind it. The good news is this is where Quantum Leaders have spent time creating and building an organisational model. The other...
