Whack a Mole
Creating internal strategies to drive and support your external growth. Karen discusses the comparison of playing Whack a Mole: going from mole to mole, problem to problem, issue to issue, and how this relates to your ordinary day?
Expanding Your Capacity
Karen shares work she’s done with senior leaders to expand their personal capacity – by developing the next generation of leadership.
Core Principles – No Dumbing Down
Karen outlines the core principles behind the No Dumbing Down concept.
Single Point of Failure
Are you a single point of failure in your organization? Karen discusses the implications, and how to mitigate the risks.
Shades of Grey
Karen discusses the value of ambiguity, and of dealing with it effectively.
Decision Making Methods
Karen explains seven different decision making methods and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Why Differences Are Powerful
Karen discusses the importance of setting up the system for success so that differences can be accepted.
Where Is Your Competition?
Internal cooperation, not competition, is a winning strategy.
Boosting Your Sales Engine
Karen uncovers the power of leveraging your sales team’s knowledge.
Use It Or Lose It
Karen explains the importance of continuing to learn and grow in areas of strength.
Too Much, Too Fast?
In this podcast Karen warns of the risks involved when a company grows too rapidly.
Five Key Strategies For Growth And Profitability
Karen shares five primary strategies to achieve optimized growth and profitability in your organization. · No Dumbing Down · Double Back · Be a Utility · Play Bumper Cars · Learn to Levitate
The Difference Between Internal And External Strategies
Karen explains the concepts of internal and external strategies.
How To Fail
Karen shares an example of a growth company that failed due to the mistakes they made, deviating from the behaviors that made them great.
Optimizing Complexity
Karen explains how to avoid being mired in bureaucracy by focusing on alignment.
The Essentials
Karen discusses the essential questions that must be answered to ensure that everyone is consistently aligned.
From Internal Strategies To External Growth
Karen discusses creating internal strategies to support external growth.
The S-O-P Model
Karen shares the one process that will keep you from getting in your own way.
The Flock
Karen explains why you shouldn’t blindly follow the leader.
Clear As Mud
Karen talks about the importance of passing the relationship baton as you grow.
Starting Your Year With Fireworks
Karen reveals five important areas of focus to achieve your best year ever.
Good For You
Karen explains why it’s important to do things for yourself as well as others.
Meditate, Move, Create, Learn, and Connect
Life isn’t about balance – Karen shares five areas for integration in your life.
The Availability Addiction
Karen discusses how our addiction to the urgent creates problems.