Why Management is the Biggest Drag on Your Organization

You’re sitting across the desk from an eager sales rep.  She’s there to present a hot new concept in how to run a company.  The conversation goes something like this…

“Hi.  I’m so excited to share this brilliant concept with you on how to r...

AdvisoryCloud Featured Advisor Interview with Lanny Goodman

Lanny was interviewed by AdvisoryCloud on 08/12/2019 as part of our Featured Advisor Interview series. AC - Tell us more about your main areas of expertise for being an advisor? LG - There are two - strategic planning and designing companies that run themselves. The first is f...

What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about your area of expertise?

We live in a culture that presumes all problems stem from individuals, thus the culture of blame.  In my decades of consulting experience, I've learned that people's behavior is largely shaped by the system in which they work.  Business leaders have virtually no control over the beha...

How should growing companies think about leveraging your area of expertise?

A business, like everything else humans create, is a design process.  What makes for great design is that it is deeply ordered.  In the case of a business, like all design problems, form follows function.  Do you know what the function of your business is in your life and the li...