Tara J. Rethore
Tara Rethore, CEO of Strategy for Real, works with CEOs, boards and executives to take strategy off the page and into action. Throughout her career, Tara has led strategy development and execution within large global organizations and as a highly valued consultant. Currently, Tara serves on several private and nonprofit boards. She is also one of Chief Executive Group’s CEO Trusted Advisers and a Marshall Goldsmith Certified Stakeholder-Centered Coach. Find more insights on Tara’s Real Strategy blog.
Longing To See 2020 In Hindsight
There's no vaccine for volatility, so, despite the calendar year turning over, CEOs will have to learn to live with ambiguity for a while longer. A few tips.
Thriving In Sustained Ambiguity
The consensus seems to be that many of us are going to be trapped in our bunkers for a while longer. Some tips to help manage the ongoing uncertainty.
How To Quiet The Noise When It’s Everywhere?
Staying focused requires an ability to turn off distractions—or, in some cases, to lean into them.
A Single Budget Won’t Cut It For 2021
No single budget will capture all of the uncertainties or possibilities any business will face through 2021. Instead, CEOs need a primary budget that also illustrates the adjustments required to adapt quickly as things change.
Where Are The Cracks In Your Foundation?
In a crisis, problems that weren’t significantly impeding performance suddenly become quite visible—and the usual metrics or indicators may not apply. Time to take a closer look.
Know When To Step Aside
Particularly in times of uncertainty, great leadership means making space for talent, opportunity and creativity to flourish.
Leading Remotely Doesn’t Mean Remote Leadership
With the workforce dispersed, CEOs have to be even more intentional about how they communicate with, and are visible to, their people.
The Failed Iowa Caucuses App: Lessons for CEOs
To avoid a similar debacle, CEOs and boards need to be consistently managing their exposure to potential risks in executing their strategy.
Is Succession a Dirty Word?
Planning for a key employee's departure is not, as some mistakenly believe, inviting turnover or expressing disloyalty to staff, but rather, necessary for long-term success.
CEOs Must Address The Flow Of Information Within Their Company
Bottlenecks in the flow of information encourage silos, halt transfer of best practices, and stunt your future leaders’ professional growth. Poor information flow also creates blind spots, a potentially critical error in strategy execution.
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