Insights and ideas for leaders
When we started Indigo Anchor in 2018, we knew we would be a different kind of management consulting firm. We would not be interested in fancy suits, not interested in churning out reports that were unhinged from real change. Nor would we be interested in peddling the latest organizational pop psychology.
Read MoreCEOs and other executives have plenty to keep them up at night: the possibility of shifting economic cycles (i.e., recession), trade concerns, cyber security, acquiring and keeping top talent, adapting to changing customer preferences, regulatory influences on their business, and more.
Read MoreQuite a few useful models of leadership behaviors and traits exist across all of the U.S. military branches, but one that I’ve revisited lately is the U.S. Navy’s Leadership Principles.
Read MoreScholars often cite naval aircraft carriers as prototypical examples of “high-reliability” organizations. Such organizations, they suggest, are able to engage daily with risky technologies in a remarkably safe manner because of the ways in which people interact, communicate, and adhere to common principles.
Read MoreIn the face of VUCA, humility and transparency must reign supreme. And that starts with each of us being honest about ourselves.
Read MoreLeadership is about exploration, adaptation, guiding others through uncharted waters. It’s about sensing and responding quickly to the forces of change; it’s about agility.
Read MoreThe modern U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is both an engineering marvel and a triumph of human organization.
Read MoreWe must never forget that leadership is fundamentally about our relationships—and our effectiveness is often a function of the quality of our interactions with those around us.
Read MoreWelcome to Indigo Anchor's raw, unfiltered, and unfettered video blog series. What you will hear is fantastic content about humans flourishing at work. What you will see is two smart, quirky, hard-working, not-terribly-good-looking consultants who aren't putting on a show...just giving you the straight talk to up your game in the world of work.
