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  By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Alena Candova’s article published on March 13, 2023 on LinkedIn Gary Skarke, our industrial partner, sent me this article by Alena Candova, and I find her content aligns well with our research, coaching, and workshops around developing high-performance mindsets. Alena is a licensed chiropractor who is also trained in applied kinesiology, total body modification, and neuro emotional techniques. While our application of visualization and associated techniques is somewhat different, we agree on the value. Most of this piece comes directly from Dr….”

  By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Ellyn Shook and Yusuf Tayob’s report The CHRO as a growth executive published on January 17, 2023 on Accenture’s website, https://www.accenture.com/   Putting the forces of change to work Having the right profile and conditions activates a High-Res CHROs’ ability to accelerate change and drive growth. Our survey analysis and in-depth interviews with CEOs and CHROs globally illustrate three key things they do differently. 1. Access and create talent in innovative ways High-Res CHROs use data-led, AI-powered insights to understand which capabilities…”

By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Ellyn Shook and Yusuf Tayob’s report The CHRO as a growth executive published on January 17, 2023 on Accenture’s website, https://www.accenture.com/ Setting Sights on New Growth According to Accenture’s report, only 5% of global companies are following through on disciplined human capital practices that build peak performance cultures and drive sustainable growth. From 2017 to 2022 the level of macroeconomic, social, geopolitical, climate, consumer and technological disruption increased by 200%. And today, tight labor markets and talent shortages continue beyond the pandemic as…”

  By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Hubert Joly’s article in Harvard Business Review on June 10th, 2022 According to Hubert Joly, in his Harvard Business Review article published on June 10th, 2022, while good strategy has traditionally been seen as the key to business success, more recently, purpose has become an essential element of doing business. But something else is missing: culture, or the essential elements of how an organization and its employees behave, as well as its governing beliefs and principles. And yet, culture often receives less…”

  By Rob Andrews with content from Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer’s article in Harvard Business Review on September 26th, 2022 Two years after their father died, Paul and Hank knew the time had come when they should break up their family office. At their father’s insistence, the family’s substantial financial assets had been invested together. As their father’s business was the source of their family wealth, the brothers felt an obligation to build a single-family office together. But investing decisions soon became a source of conflict. Seeing the discord,…”

  By Rob Andrews with italicized content from Bridget Goldschmidt’s Progressive Grocer article January 31, 2023 The purpose of this piece is to provide feedstock for dialogue surrounding transformative leadership. In essence, the supermarket industry is a story of the evolution of global business. I have studied the top-performing supermarket retailers since 1970, when the most loved chains included Safeway, A&P, Wegmans, Hy-Vee, Dorothy Lane Market, Stew Leonard’s, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Gooding’s, Publix, Weingarten’s, Kroger, Buttrey, Farmer Jack, Fazio’s, Kohl’s, Marsh, and Schwegmann Brothers. All but six are now defunct, and…”

By Rob Andrews with content from Michael Platt’s Wharton School Knowledge in Action article published January 23, 2023 At Allen Austin, we are on a relentless search for content that will enhance the lives and effectiveness of our associates, clients and stakeholders. Solutions we deliver are based on the best academic research available, combined with our own real-world observations, designed to help build peak performance cultures. When I saw this article by Wharton’s Michael Platt, I felt compelled to share it. A critically important principle of the most powerful cultures…”

By Rob Andrews with paraphrased content from Gina Acosta’s article in Progressive Grocer on January 20th, 2023 We are always on the hunt for meaningful research that will assist our clients in building peak performance cultures. In last week’s edition of Progressive Grocer, Gina Acosta’s article on Target highlights the need for organizations to keep cultural health front and center, while simultaneously pursuing advances in technology, strategy, and other forms of innovation. While many companies in the grocery industry and other sectors are laser-focused on strategy, Target Corp. says sustained…”

By Rob Andrews In our 26-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 Liz Townsend I asked Rob if I could hi-jack his blog this week to share some gold nuggets from my time running teams and organizations and coaching leaders on Total Performance Leadership. Additionally, Allen Austin hosts leadership workshops to introduce our powerful assessment tools and proven process that brings us to our core “ah-ha” moment in our leadership and how to connect the dots to achieve our goals and dreams. Like a bolt of lightning, we each had a moment in time where our mind shifted to a…”