Organizational Change

23 May Navigating Layoffs with Empathy and Dignity

Posted at 05:30h in Business Etiquette, Corporate, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Organizational Change, Talent Development & Retention by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Recently, I've been talking with C-suite clients seeking my guidance. Many companies are considering downsizing amid economic uncertainties, looming elections, and rapid technological advancements. Telling someone they're being downsized is always challenging. It can feel awkward to communicate that message even if you know it's the best...

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05 May Invest in Stronger Organizational DNA for Huge Multifaceted Returns

Posted at 05:30h in Coaching, Corporate, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Organizational Change, Talent Development & Retention by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

To paraphrase Warren Buffett, “When the tide goes out, it reveals who’s been swimming naked.” Right now, companies are hemorrhaging talent that they’ve invested extraordinary amounts of energy, time, and precious capital to attract, retain, and develop. How’d they get caught with their pants down? Many executive boards and...

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08 Feb Seize Your Opportunity to Evolve, Adapt, Lead, and Succeed!

Posted at 05:30h in Corporate Culture, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Organizational Change, Teams by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Last year was an incredibly challenging year for all of my senior executive clients who work in small to large size organizations. All of us had to learn to rapidly evolve, adapting to new ways of leading and managing people. I’ve observed how working every...

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23 Jul You Need to Utilize a Proven New Business DNA Strategy

Posted at 05:30h in Corporate Culture, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Organizational Change by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

A significant part of my work lately is to illuminate the corners of businesses both large and small, to assess their DNA. Where are the areas of untapped strength, and what are the camouflaged vulnerabilities? There is a common human element supporting or undermining every...

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20 Feb Key Leadership Strategies to Navigate Your Team Through Any Organizational Change

Posted at 08:00h in Communication, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Organizational Change by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Leading a team through a company merger or acquisition is like being the ship captain when a hurricane hits on the open seas. But you better get prepared. Almost all the large companies where I work as a consultant and executive coach either experienced those...

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25 Apr Companies Squander Valuable Leadership Talent

Posted at 08:00h in Leadership, Organizational Change, Talent Development & Retention by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

If you aren’t willing to invest where you have the greatest potential for robust ROI, namely in your human capital, it’s like raising a child with tons of potential and fantastic DNA, and then not sending them to school. The money saved on textbooks and...

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04 Apr Do You Deploy These Leadership Solutions to Today’s Business Challenges

Posted at 08:00h in Innovation, Leadership, Organizational Change by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

The defining moment when the best leaders step forward is when business conditions are extremely challenging. It takes an effective, creative leader to look at their business initiatives with an entirely different lens and inspire others to adopt their new vision. One of my areas...

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24 Jan Mergers & Acquisitions are Your Opportunity to Thrive

Posted at 08:00h in Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Organizational Change, Teams by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

During all of those rather chaotic mergers and acquisitions, I was busy managing large teams of executives and other employees. Every time we completed one merger and blending of stores, it seemed that another merger process was starting up on the horizon. Experiencing that kind...

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10 Nov Is Your Leadership Ready to Succeed vs. New Challenges?

Posted at 11:51h in Communication, Leadership, Organizational Change by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

The only constant in the universe is change, but the good news is that such changes are also the evidence of real progress, innovation, and measurable achievement and growth. For those of us in the corporate environment, the organizational change can happen due to a...

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10 Feb Solution-Based Communications

Posted at 08:00h in Communication, Leadership, Organizational Change by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Leaders who communicate in such a way that they talk without providing real solutions run the risk of alienating their teams and getting an unwanted reputation as a speaker who is a great natural cure for insomnia. Don’t be one of those leaders who puts people...

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