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By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Gallup’s “How to Create a Strengths-Based Company Culture,” published on November 29, 2022 51% of employees surveyed by Gallup are actively looking for a new job and are spending significant time watching job openings and applying to those that resonate with them. Gallup, in its new guide, lays out a compelling case for building a strengths-based company culture. The approach is a powerful differentiator that will help you attract top talent, bring out the best in every employee, and drive formidable organic growth. Gallup’s…”

By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Ram Charan’s article in Chief Executive on November 27, 2023 Ram Charan is one of my favorite leadership authors, and I’ve written several pieces around his work. Ram holds both DBA and MBA degrees from Harvard Business School and is world-renowned as a trusted advisor to boards, CEOs, and governments. When Ram speaks, I listen. Below is an article detailing the lessons learned at OpenAI. Observing Sam Altman and the Microsoft-OpenAI debacle, no one knows on the outside what the whole truth was…”

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By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Linda Lisanti’s article in Convenience Store News on November 17th, 2023 I am constantly on the hunt for content that might help my readers think differently about the principles that build peak performance cultures. This article, taken directly from Convenience Store News’ Retailer of the Year feature is one such piece. Murphy USA Inc. President and CEO Andrew Clyde asks a lot of questions and encourages his team to do the same. It is at the very core of his leadership style. He…”

By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Hubert Joly’s article in Harvard Business Review on June 10th, 2022 Just this morning, key members of my leadership team met with three ex-Mustangers – the Chief Financial Officer, Chief People Officer and Chief Strategy officer, in a conversation around how we might work together to help build strong cultures. (If you are interested in learning more about the culture of Mustang Engineering, click here for previous blogs featuring their story: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.) One of the key…”

By Rob Andrews Every elite athlete has a coach, and so do I. My coach has recommended we take one blog post per quarter to remind you why you should call Allen Austin when considering your executive search, leadership development, culture shaping, interim executive, executive coaching, or team retreat needs. Here are a few salient points about Allen Austin that I hope you’ll find helpful. We are in the relationship business and laser focused on helping our clients achieve clarity around their strategic and tactical objectives. We then help them…”

By Rob Andrews In our 27-year-old retained search practice, our stick rate at the two-year mark over the last two years is 96%. It’s easy for us to measure our performance because we have a 2-year replacement guarantee on all placements above $250,000. While not the last word on wisdom, our process, trademarked ForesightTM, includes principles that you can apply to your own human capital practices to dramatically improve your overall results. We attribute our success to a disciplined process that includes 12 proprietary steps unique to our practice. Our…”

By Rob Andrews with italicized content from the HBR article “Old Formulas Won’t Help You Solve Today’s Business Problems” by Andrea Belk Olson Three months ago, I started a second master’s degree program at UT Austin called Human Dimensions of Organizations. My list of “reasons why” I’m back in grad school is rather long. Near the top of that list is the simple fact that success in today’s environment requires a mindset unencumbered by limiting beliefs and worn-out formulas. When Charles Butt began his transformation of H-E-B in 1987, the…”

By Rob Andrews with italicized content from the Directors & Boards article “Do You Need a Chief Human Resources Officer on Your Board?” by John Borneman and Kathryn Neel published on July 31, 2023 Recently, while launching an engagement to help a middle-market engineering firm that had converted to 100% ESOP build a new fiduciary board from the ground up, I asked members of the board composition committee about the strength of their CHRO. Their response was fairly common. What does the HR function have to do with a board…”

By Rob Andrews with italicized content from the StraetgicCFO360 article “How Can Women Get to the Top of Leadership? by Emily DeNitto Emily DeNitto’s interview with General Lori Robinson speaks volumes to all of us who aspire to top leadership. Lori has a mindset and purpose driven approach to life that has served her and our country well. I have performed extensive surgery on the interview for brevity’s sake but have not lost its essence. Here we go! As the former commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM, retired Air Force General…”