Two questions everyone asks…

I'm not sure at what point I began to realize I'd been transitioning into the place of: I've done stuff, experienced things, and learned lessons that can be helpful to others. Yet, here’s where I find myself nearly 30 years into my professional career: I’ve led operations and multi-million dollar projects for a Fortune 100 company, I’ve been the CEO of a firm operating as a small business, led dozens of projects in a consulting role, and now work for myself. This mix gives me great empathy for executives navigating the challenges of organizational leadership.

As for that first question, almost without exception, companies I’ve come in contact with are convinced they’re unique to which I’d say, “Yes, you are” and “No, you’re not”. One of my mentors once shared with me that every organization has 5 Fundamentals of Commerce: People, Financials, Process, Machine, and Material. So while, yes, context absolutely matters, when it comes down to it, we all have some version of these fundamentals, which enables me to know where to look and what questions to ask to drive a “right stuff” focus for my clients.