2-6-2 Rule

By André Alphonso, Managing Director, Forum India  During the course of my working life I have been influenced by many mentors. One of these mentors shared with me what he called his “2-6-2 Rule.”  It changed my thinking.  Let me share it with you:    This mentor of mine was a medic in Vietnam.  After a battle he [...]

Read Full Post »

12 Signs of a Team That Delivers Quality With Speed

   By Tom Atkinson, Director, Customer Research  What’s the best way to achieve high-quality results when you’re under pressure to deliver quickly?  A recent Forum initiative provides some clues.  Forum’s leadership team took an innovative approach to identifying new business opportunities in today’s demanding economic environment:  It created five cross-functional teams and assigned each team [...]

Read Full Post »

What Headlines Will You Write?

By Kerry Johnson, Executive Consultant Over the past month or so I’ve had the opportunity to talk with many of our customers about the impact of the tough economy on their businesses. The focus of these group talks has been on what leaders can do to make a difference. Forum’s view is that leaders can [...]

Read Full Post »

Mastery and How to Attain It

By Kerry Johnson, Executive Consultant While thinking about the idea I discussed in a recent blog post—that it takes 10,000 hours to attain a level of mastery—I recalled a tiny, yet profound book I’d read more than 15 years ago entitled Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard. I was fascinated [...]

Read Full Post »