How Leaders Best Seed and Nourish Innovation

How do we drive an innovative work culture? Look to the leadership culture of the company. Here’s how to create a sustainable environment where innovation can flourish.

Organizational Agility, Part 2: Cracking the Code on the “Flipped Pyramid”

So you’re ready to flip your pyramid – and distribute power throughout your organization. How will you do it? How will you get things done? The right culture and structure are essential for your success.

Organizational Agility, Part 1: Let Your People Improve Your Process

How can we become more customer centric? The answer: flip your pyramid. Redistribute power throughout your organization for better agility and the best customer experience possible.

What do US Army Officers and Business Executives Have in Common?

From the battlefield to the business world, Dan Parisi, Executive Vice President at BTS, explores how being able to see interdependencies and have a bigger perspective are critical to success.

Define Reality and Provide Hope: Which is More Important for Leaders to Do Today?

Leaders have a challenging position – they must be realistic, but also inspire hope in those that they lead. Jessica Parisi discusses her thoughts in this article originally published on Influencive.com.

The Three Marriages of the Professional Services Consultant

We tend to work with three marriages in our head: our marriage to the people we love, our marriage to our job, and our marriage to ourself (in terms of self fulfillment and growth). And overall, we are only as happy as we are in the weakest of our three marriages.

The 5 Struggles of the Professional Services Leader

In professional services organizations, leaders will often suffer from low performance irrespective of their experience and long track record. These five stumbling blocks are the critical drivers of success.

Becoming the Global Leader that Local Leaders Welcome

Mastery of the role of Global Leader is only something that can be achieved by having a thorough understanding of the task at hand, humility while managing others, and the ability to learn by being adaptable throughout the process

What’s Tough about Leading People? A View from the Front-line

BTS Senior Director Katrin Schwabe describes the challenges of being an effective leader and that becoming one can be learned through behavioral changes.

3 Reasons Why Sales Reps Have Product Conversations (and What to Do About Them)

BTS Sales Analyst Andrew Dornon explains why sales leaders have the problem of becoming too product-focused and gives guidance on how to approach it.